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Sam Pollard

British Methodist missionary (1864-1915)
Person human Q601973

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
April 20, 1864
Date of death
September 16, 1915
Place of birth
Camelford
Place of death
Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
Occupation
translator, Bible translator
Religion or worldview
Methodism[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Family name
Pollard[10]
Given name
Sam, Samuel[11][12]
P14541
4D57fF[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bo Geli en Sam Pollard en Samuel Pollard ja サミュエル・ポラード ja サム・ポラード ru Поллард, Сэмюэл ru Сэмюэл Поллард zh 柏格理
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000063518860
VIAF cluster ID
48153423
Library of Congress authority ID
n83800263
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Samuel Pollard.png ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
PollardSamuel1864-1915
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity ID
pollard-samuel
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
642647
FAST ID
123112
Freebase ID
/m/074fp7
NE.se ID
samuel-pollard
NLA Trove people ID
823907
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000458473
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276979005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070956316
Online Books Page author ID
Pollard, Samuel, 1864-1915
Open Library ID
OL2277911A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
47648
SNAC ARK ID
w6654vh0
UK National Archives ID
F54568
WikiTree person ID
Pollard-3754
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRDgQm4wmb7R8tB3R3Qq
Yale LUX ID
person/36e1aa62-125b-46b1-bd22-578471729fb7

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Samuel, Sam
Occupation 2
translator, Bible translator
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Pollard script
Place of birth 1
Camelford
Place of death 1
Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County
Religion or worldview 1
Methodism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
Pollard script
← Producer 1
The Blues
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Summary

Sam Pollard was born on April 20, 1864[1], in Camelford[2]. He died on September 16, 1915[3], in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County[4]. He worked as a translator[5] and Bible translator[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Sam Pollard include Pollard script[15], a constructed writing system[16], founded in 1904[17].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Pollard script[15], a constructed writing system[16], founded in 1904[17].

FAQs

Where was Sam Pollard born?

Sam Pollard was born in Camelford[2].

Where did Sam Pollard die?

Sam Pollard passed away in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County[4].

What did Sam Pollard do for work?

Sam Pollard worked as a translator[5] and Bible translator[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  2. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4D57fF
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