William Cameron Townsend
Religious Leader

William Cameron Townsend Net Worth

William Cameron Townsend was a Religious Leader born in 1896. He is best known for founding the Summer Institute of Linguistics and the Wycliffe Bible Translators organization, with the goal of making the Bible and Christianity more accessible to people in non-English-speaking countries. Townsend worked as a missionary in Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru, and his net worth and salary are unknown.
William Cameron Townsend is a member of Religious Leader

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 9, 1896
Birth Place California
Age 123 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Remembered for founding both the Summer Institute of Linguistics (also known as SIL International) and the Wycliffe Bible Translators organization, Townsend aimed to make the Bible and American brands of Christianity more accessible to people in non-English-speaking countries. As a missionary, he worked primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru.

Before Fame

He briefly studied at the Presbyterian-affiliated Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California, but ended his college career to work for the Los Angeles Bible House.

Trivia

In the late 1940s, he founded a company called the Jungle Aviation and Radio Service.

Family Life

Over the course of his two marriages -- to Elvira Malmstrom Townsend and Elaine Mielke Townsend -- he fathered children named Grace, Joy, Del, and William.

Associated With

He and fellow American-born Christian missionary Nate Saint both participated in mission work in South America.

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