author
A. (Andrew) Campbell
1845–1919
A Scottish missionary and Santali scholar, he spent decades in Chota Nagpur and became known for collecting Santal folklore as well as writing on the language and people he worked among.
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Santal folk tales
by A. (Andrew) Campbell
About the author
Andrew Campbell (1845–1919) was a Scottish missionary associated with the Free Church of Scotland’s Santal Mission in Chota Nagpur, in eastern India. Reference sources found during this search describe him as a missionary, Santali scholar, and later a public figure in the region, with service beginning in the 1870s.
His name is especially linked with writing about Santal life and language. He is credited with works such as Santal Folk Tales, and contemporary and reference pages describe him as someone who combined missionary work with close study of Santali culture.
A short biographical work about him, The Honourable and Rev. Andrew Campbell: Missionary to the Santals, shows that he was notable enough in his own lifetime to be the subject of a dedicated publication. I couldn’t confirm a reliable portrait image from the pages available in this search, so no profile image is included here.