English Church of England clergyman who initiated the founding of Penang Free School
Robert Sparke Hutchings
Born
11 April 1781[1] Dittisham, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died
20 April 1827 (age 45) Mount Elvira, Ayer Etam District, Penang Presidency, British India
Occupation
clergyman, school founder, translator
Nationality
British
Spouse
Elvira Phipps
Children
8
Robert Sparke Hutchings (11 April 1781 – 20 April 1827) was an English clergyman who initiated the founding in 1816 of Penang Free School, one of the oldest English-medium schools in Southeast Asia,[2][a] in Penang in present-day Malaysia. He was also involved with the founding of the Raffles Institution, the oldest school in Singapore, in 1823 and revised the first complete Bible translation in Malay.
^"Ordination Record". Clergy of the Church of England Database. King's College London.
^Andrew Barber (2009). Penang under the East India Company 1786-1858. AB&A. p. 123.
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