Samuel J. Smith

This article is about the missionary based in Siam. For the American politician, see Sam Smith (American politician).
Samuel J. Smith
Born(1820-07-06)6 July 1820
Died10 October 1909(1909-10-10) (aged 89)
Occupations
  • Missionary
  • printer
  • publisher
Years active1849–1909
Parents

Samuel Jones Smith[a] (6 July 1820 – 10 October 1909) was a Baptist missionary of Indo-British birth who became well-known as a printer and publisher in Siam (Thailand).

Early life and education

He was adopted in Burma by American missionaries John Taylor Jones and his wife Eliza, before the couple took up a new posting in Bangkok in 1833. Smith was sent to be educated in the United States.

Career

He returned to Bangkok as a missionary in 1849. In 1869, he left the mission and established a printing house, publishing several newspapers such as The Siam Weekly Advertiser as well as many popular works of Thai literature.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources list the middle name as John.

References

  1. ^ Wells, Kenneth Elmer (1958). History of Protestant Work in Thailand, 1828-1958. Church of Christ in Thailand.
  2. ^ Altbach, Philip G.; Hoshino, Edith S., eds. (2015). International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 522–525. ISBN 9781134261260.

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