# John P. Bennett

> John Peter Bennett was a Guyanese priest and linguist. A Lokono, in 1949, he was the first Amerindian in Guyana to be ordained as an Anglican priest and canon. His linguistic work centred on preserving his native Lokono (Arawak) language and other Amerindian languages; he wrote An Arawak-English Dictionary (1989).

*Arawak Anglican priest and linguist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Guyana
- **Born:** 1914-09-13
- **Died:** 2011-11-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Peter Bennett was a Guyanese priest and linguist. A Lokono, in 1949, he was the first Amerindian in Guyana to be ordained as an Anglican priest and canon. His linguistic work centred on preserving his native Lokono (Arawak) language and other Amerindian languages; he wrote An Arawak-English Dictionary (1989).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.7
- **Momentum:** 3.8

## Sources
- [John P. Bennett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Bennett)
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- [Джон Беннетт](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%82)
- [جون بى بينيت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6251504)

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