# William Shellabear

> William Girdlestone Shellabear (1862-1947) was a "pioneer" scholar and missionary in British Malaya. He was known for both his appreciation of Muslim society and also his translation of the Bible into the Malay language.

*English missionary*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-shellabear

## Identity
- **Born:** 1862
- **Died:** 1948
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 25.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 38.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Shellabear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shellabear)
- [William Shellabear](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shellabear)
- [William Shellabear](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shellabear)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8018361)

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