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William Colenso (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an account of the events at Waitangi.
William Colenso ( Penzance, Cornualles; 7 de noviembre de 1811-Napier, 10 de febrero de 1899) fue un religioso, impresor, político, y naturalista. Era primo hermano de John William Colenso, obispo de Natal; y entrenado como aprendiz de imprenta.
8 de nov. de 2017 · William Colenso (1811-1899) arrived at the Bay of Islands as the Church Mission printer in December 1834. Among his notable printing achievements were the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand (printed in 1836), a complete New Testament in Māori (1838) and Hobson’s proclamations and the Treaty of Waitangi in Māori (all in 1840).
1811–1899. Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalist, politician. This biography, written by David Mackay, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990. William Colenso was born probably on 17 November 1811 and was baptised on 13 December 1811 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
William Colenso (Penzance, Cornualles; 7 de noviembre de 1811-Napier, 10 de febrero de 1899) fue un religioso, impresor, político, y naturalista. Era primo hermano de John William Colenso, obispo de Natal; y entrenado como aprendiz de imprenta.
14 de nov. de 2013 · William Colenso (1811–1899) came to New Zealand in 1834 to set up a printing press for the Church Missionary Society, accepting the opportunity as ‘a heaven-sent chance to utilize his humble trade in the direct service of God’.
Mission printer William Colenso was asked to prepare these proclamations and a printed circular letter in Māori to the high chiefs of the United Tribes announcing that a ‘rangatira’ from the Queen of England had arrived ‘hei Kawana hoki mo tatou’ (to be a Governor for us).
