William Jowett
William Jowett | |
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| Born | 1787 |
| Died | 20 February 1855 |
| Education | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Martha Whiting |
| Church | Church of England |
| Writings | Christian Researches in the Mediterranean |
| Title | Secretary of the Church Missionary Society |
William Jowett (1787 – 20 February 1855) was a missionary and author, in 1813 becoming the first Anglican cleric to volunteer for the overseas service of the Church Missionary Society. A leader of the Evangelicals at Cambridge, he worked in Malta, Ottoman Syria, and Ottoman Palestine, and in later life was clerical secretary of the Society and a parish priest in Clapham, South London.