William N. Barleycorn | |
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| Born | 1848 Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea |
| Died | 1925 |
| Occupation | Ordained Missionary, Author, Interpreter, Schoolmaster, Native Assistant Minister |
| Nationality | Spanish Guinean |
| Period | late 19th - early 20th century |
William Napoleon Barleycorn (1848–1925), born in Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea and a Krio Fernandino of Igbo descent,[1] was a Primitive Methodist missionary who went to Fernando Po (now known as Bioko) in Africa in the early 1880s. From there, he travelled to Edinburgh University.
- ^ Sundiata, I. K. (1996). From Slaving to Neoslavery: The Bight of Biafra and Fernando Po in the era of abolition 1827-1930. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-299-14510-7.