George Turner (missionary)

George Turner
Born1818 (1818)
Died19 May 1891 (1891-05-20)

George Turner (1818 – 19 May 1891) was an English missionary, active in Samoa and elsewhere in the South Pacific.[1]

He was the author of Nineteen Years in Polynesia: Missionary Life, Travels, and Researches in the Islands of the Pacific, 1861.[2] He also wrote Samoa A Hundred Years Ago and Long Before, 1884.[3]

References

  1. ^ "George Turner (1818-91) - 'Nineteen years in Polynesia: missionary life, travels, and researches in the islands of the pacific'". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Nineteen Years in Polynesia". Internet Archive (online copy). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Samoa, a hundred years ago and long before". Hathi Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

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