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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Groves    
First Name(s)  Anthony Norris    
Year of Birth  1795    
Year of Death  1853    
Entry  Born 1795 : educated at Lymington and Fulham : learnt chemistry, dentistry and surgery : resided at Plymouth and became a founder of the sect of Plymouth brethren : devoted himself to missionary work from 1829 : went overland to Bagdad and taught Christianity there : from Bagdad to Bombay in 1833 : stayed in India till 1852, visiting England twice during that time. In India he visited the missionary stations, chiefly on the west coast and in the Madras Presidency : practised dentistry for a year in Madras : laboured steadily for years in his work of evangelization : his preaching was very successful : died at Bristol, May 20, 1853. He wrote journals of his journey to Bagdad and of his residence there.     
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