John Bennie (missionary)

John Bennie (1796, Glasgow - 9 February 1869, Ciskei) was a Presbyterian missionary and early Xhosa linguist. In 1816 he became associated with the while still in Scotland and sailed to South Africa on the ship Woodlark as a catechist where he carried out his missionary work in the Ciskei.

John Bennie (missionary)

John Bennie (1796, Glasgow - 9 February 1869, Ciskei) was a Presbyterian missionary and early Xhosa linguist. In 1816 he became associated with the while still in Scotland and sailed to South Africa on the ship Woodlark as a catechist where he carried out his missionary work in the Ciskei.