Robert Sparke Hutchings
Robert Sparke Hutchings | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1781 Dittisham, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 20 April 1827 (aged 46) Mount Elvira, Ayer Etam District, Penang Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | clergyman, school founder, translator |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Elvira Phipps |
| Children | 8 |
Robert Sparke Hutchings (11 April 1781 – 20 April 1827) was an English clergyman who initiated the founding in 1816 of Penang Free School, one of the oldest English-medium schools in Southeast Asia, in Penang in present-day Malaysia. He was also involved with the founding of the Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, in 1823 and revised the first complete Bible translation in Malay.