Hannah O'Brien Chaplin
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Hannah O'Brien Chaplin Conant (1809–1865) was an American
biblical scholar, born in Danvers, Mass.
, the daughter of a clergyman, and in 1830 was married to Thomas Jefferson Conant
. In 1838 she became the editor of The Mother's Journal. She translated from the German
Strauss's Baptism in Jordan, Neander
's commentary on Philippians
, and works by other authors. Her works are The Earnest Man, an excellent biography of Adoniram Judson
(1855), and a Popular History of English Bible Translation (1856). She was an able assistant to her husband.
United States
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biblical scholar, born in Danvers, Mass.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, and for its famous asylum, the Danvers State Hospital.-17th century:The land...
, the daughter of a clergyman, and in 1830 was married to Thomas Jefferson Conant
Thomas Jefferson Conant
Thomas Jefferson Conant , American Biblical scholar, was born at Brandon, Vermont.Graduating from Middlebury College in 1823, he became tutor in the Columbian University, Washington D.C...
. In 1838 she became the editor of The Mother's Journal. She translated from the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Strauss's Baptism in Jordan, Neander
August Neander
Johann August Wilhelm Neander , was a German theologian and church historian.-Biography:Neander was born at Göttingen as David Mendel. His father, Emmanuel Mendel, is said to have been a Jewish pedlar, but August adopted the name of Neander on his baptism as a Protestant Christian...
's commentary on Philippians
Epistle to the Philippians
The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians, usually referred to simply as Philippians, is the eleventh book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was written by St. Paul to the church of Philippi, an early center of Christianity in Greece around 62 A.D. Other scholars argue for an...
, and works by other authors. Her works are The Earnest Man, an excellent biography of Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson, Jr. was an American Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson became the first Protestant missionary sent from North America to preach in Burma...
(1855), and a Popular History of English Bible Translation (1856). She was an able assistant to her husband.