Martyn, Henry, a Christian missionary, born at Truro, in Cornwall; was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge; went to India as a chaplain, settled in various stations and in Persia; translated the New Testament into Hindi and Persian, as well as the Prayer-book; fell into broken health; did more than he was able for, caught fever and died (1781‒1812).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Martinique * Marvell, Andrew