Mathews, Basil, 1879-1951 (Personal Name)

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Oxford dictionary of national biography (viewed Jan. 30, 2018): Basil Joseph Mathews (b. Aug. 28, 1879 in Oxford; d. Mar. 29, 1951 in Oxford; editor of the London Missionary Society's publications; he was head of the press bureau of the Conference of British Missionary Societies; active in the United Council for Missionary Education and the Missionary Education Movement; taught at Boston University, Andover-Newton Theological Seminary, and the University of British Columbia; he was a prolific writer and published several articles and more than forty books)