Silas Tertius Rand
Silas Tertius Rand | |
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| Born | May 18, 1810 Cornwallis, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 4, 1889 (aged 79) Hantsport, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation(s) | Baptist clergyman, missionary, ethnologist, linguist and translator |
Silas Tertius Rand (May 18, 1810 – October 4, 1889) was a Canadian Baptist clergyman, missionary, ethnologist, linguist and translator. His work centred on the Mi'kmaq people of Maritime Canada and he was the first to record the legend of Glooscap.