Which Christian missionary is credited with the translation of the Bible into Yoruba?

Samuel Ajayi Crowther translated the Bible into Yoruba language. He was a freed slave who became the first African Anglican bishop. His translation work made Christianity accessible to Yoruba people.

Freeman was a missionary in Ghana and Nigeria but didn’t translate the Bible. James Johnson was a Nigerian clergyman but not the translator. Henry Venn was a British missionary leader, not a translator.

Crowther’s translation spread Christianity widely among the Yoruba. It also helped preserve and standardize the Yoruba language.