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William Shellabear
British scholar and missionary active in Malaya
William Girdlestone Shellabear (1862–1947) was a "pioneer"[1] scholar and missionary in British Malaya (today, part of Malaysia).
He was known for both his appreciation of Muslim society and also his translation of the Bible into the Malay language.[2][3]
Life and career
W. G. Shellabear, as he was generally known, was born at Holkham Hall on 7 August 1862 in Norfolk, England, where his father was estate manager.[4]
He first went to Malaya as a British soldier, then returned as a Methodist missionary, where he worked from 1891 to 1948.
"He introduced and guided changes in attitudes towards Malays and Islam, which made it possible for Methodist missionaries to relate positively to Malays while maintaining the integrity of their evangelistic outreach."[5] He helped Westerners appreciate "how Malay spirituality represented a genuine commitment to Islam, desp