William West Kirkby

The Venerable William West Kirkby (24 August 1827-September 5, 1907) was an English Anglican clergyman and translator who spent time as a missionary in Northern Canada. Born in Lincolnshire, he studied at Oxford University and was the first Anglican to preach in the Yukon Territory to the "Loucheux" (Gwich'in people). He was one of the "Northern missionaries" along with Robert McDonald, William Bompas, and Isaac Stringer and his wife. He was one of the earliest translators of the Bible into the Athabaskan languages, his New Testament in the Chipewyan language appearing in 1881.

William West Kirkby

The Venerable William West Kirkby (24 August 1827-September 5, 1907) was an English Anglican clergyman and translator who spent time as a missionary in Northern Canada. Born in Lincolnshire, he studied at Oxford University and was the first Anglican to preach in the Yukon Territory to the "Loucheux" (Gwich'in people). He was one of the "Northern missionaries" along with Robert McDonald, William Bompas, and Isaac Stringer and his wife. He was one of the earliest translators of the Bible into the Athabaskan languages, his New Testament in the Chipewyan language appearing in 1881.