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William Cameron Townsend
William Cameron Townsend (July 9, &#; April 23, ) was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now SIL International).
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Both organisations emphasized the translation of the Bible into minority languages, as well as the development of literacy and bilingual education programs.
Early life
Born in in Southern California, Townsend graduated from Santa Ana High School and attended Occidental College in Los Angeles.
He dropped out of college to work as a Bible salesman for the Los Angeles Bible House for several years.[1]
Work in Guatemala
First Translation Work
In the Los Angeles Bible House sent Townsend to Guatemala to sell Spanish Bibles near Antigua.
After two years he joined the Central American Mission (CAM).
CAM was an evangelical Christian mission of the Disciples of Christ among the Kaqchikel Maya people in Guatemala,[2] founded