Arthur Cornwallis Madan

Arthur Cornwallis Madan
Born(1846-03-08)8 March 1846
Cam, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Died1917 (aged 70–71)
Oxford, United Kingdom
Academic background
Alma materOxford University (BA, MA)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineAfrican linguistics
Notable works
  • Swahili–English dictionary
  • English–Swahili dictionary

Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1846–1917) was a British linguist and Anglican missionary who became famous for his research on African languages and his Swahili dictionaries.

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