John Samuel Mbiti (pictured), born in Mulango, Eastern Kenya on November 30, 1931, died on October 6. He was cremated in Burgdorf, Switzerland, 128 years after the death of Samuel Ajay Crowther in Nigeria in December 1891. Both were pioneer African clergymen of the Church of England who went beyond preaching and became linguists. They translated parts of the Bible, mainly the New Testament, into African languages. Crowther operated in pre-colonial West Africa and translated the Bible into Yoruba. Mbiti grew
Source: Mbiti defended African religion, but was not feted : The Standard