Hana Catherine Mullens (1826-1861) was a European Christian missionary, educator, translator and writer. She was a leader of zenana missions, setting up schools for girls and writing what is arguably the first novel in Bengali.
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Hana Catherine Mullens (1826-1861) was a European Christian missionary, educator, translator and writer. She was a leader of zenana missions, setting up schools for girls and writing what is arguably the first novel in Bengali. She spent most of her life in Calcutta, then the capital of British India, and was fluent in the Bengali language.
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1826 to 1861 · aged 35
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4 languages
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