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Sacred Heart University DigitalCommons@SHU History Faculty Publications History Department 2004 Robert Pinkerton: Principal Agent of the BFBS in the Kingdoms of Germany Wayne A . Detzler Sacred Heart University, detzlerw@ Follow this and additional works at : /his_fac Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, European Languages and Societies Commons, and the Missions and World Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Detzler, Wayne A . Robert Pinkerton: Principal Agent of the BFBS in the Kingdoms of Germany. Sowing the Word: The Cultural Impact of the British and Foreign Bible Society 1804-2004. Stephen Batalden, Kathleen Cann and John Dean, eds. Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2004. Print This Book Chapter is brought to you for free and open access by the History Department at DigitalCommons@SHU. It has been accepted for inclusion in History Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@SHU. For more information, please contact ferribyp@. ROBER T PINKERTON : PRINCIPA L A G E N T O F TH E B F B S I N TH E KINGDOM S O F GERMAN Y Wayn e Detzler According to Lord Teignmouth , wh o served a s the first president of the British an d Foreign Bible Society (BFBS), Robert Pinkerton (1780-1859) 1 wa s th e most diligent of all th e Societys agents. Pinkerton s birth in Scotland in 1780 gav e n o hint of hi s future significance . Hi s death in 1859 2 at Reigate in Surrey wa s almos