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William Cameron Townsend

American missionary (1896-1982)

  • Fame49.1
  • Momentum2.8
  • Wikipedia771
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Lived 1896–1982, aged 86United States
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  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1896–1982
    Aged 86
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-07-20

William Cameron Townsend was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

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Momentum2.8
Historical15.4
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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