Jim Elliot

Jim Elliot
Born(1927-10-08)October 8, 1927
DiedJanuary 8, 1956(1956-01-08) (aged 28)
Curaray River, Ecuador
EducationBenson Polytechnic H.S.
(1941–45)
Wheaton College
(1945–49)
SpouseElisabeth Elliot
ChildrenValerie Elliot
Parent(s)Fred Elliot
Clara Elliot
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchPlymouth Brethren

Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an American Christian missionary and one of five people killed during Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador.