William Henry Jackson (priest)
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The Reverend Father William Henry Jackson (1889–1931) was an Anglican priest from England, who served as a missionary and ran the Kemmendine Blind School in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), for whose choir he also composed, conducted and recorded choral music. Blind from the age of two, he was the inventor of Burmese Braille. He received the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, first class, and two books were written about him after his death.
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Born | 13 March 1889 |
Died | 6 December 1931 (aged 42) |
Other names | Apay-gyi |
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Occupation | Missionary, teacher, Anglican priest, poet, pianist, composer, choir director |
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Family | Mary Chesmer Purser |
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