# Samuel Dyer

> Samuel Dyer was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China in the Congregationalist tradition who worked among the Chinese in Malaysia. He arrived in Penang in 1827. Dyer, his wife Maria, and their family lived in Malacca and then in Singapore. He was known as a typographer for creating a steel typeface of Chinese characters for printing to replace traditional wood blocks. Dyer's type was accurate, aesthetically pleasing, durable, and practical.

*Missionary in China*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1804-02-20
- **Died:** 1843-10-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [台約爾](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B0%E7%B4%84%E7%88%BE)
- [صموئيل داير](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [صموئيل داير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Samuel Dyer](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dyer)
- [Samuel Dyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dyer)
- [サミュエル・ダイア](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2)
- [Samuel Dyer](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dyer)
- [Samuel Dyer](https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dyer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262734)

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