Arthur Shearly Cripps

Biography

Arthur Shearly Cripps, an Anglican priest, activist, and poet, was born in England in 1869, though he relocated to what is now Zimbabwe in the early 1900s to become a missionary. Cripps worked with Africans against the British South Africa Company's land distribution regulations. He published An Africa for the Africans in 1927 as part of this activism.

Birth Date

1869-06-10

Place of Birth

Death Date

1952-08-01

Country of Nationality

England

Trinity College, Trinity College, Cuddesdon Theological College

Sources

"Arthur Shearly Cripps." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 October 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Shearly_Cripps. Accessed 14 October 2024.