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| Born | Sarah Lanman Huntington June 18, 1802 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 1836 (aged 34) Boojah, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Buca, İzmir, Turkey) |
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| Language | English |
| Notable works | Memoir of Mrs. Sarah Lanman Smith |
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Sarah Lanman Smith (also known as, Sarah L. Huntington Smith; June 18, 1802 – September 30, 1836) was a 19th-century American Christian missionary, memoirist, and school founder. In 1835, she established the American School for Girls, which became the Lebanese American University.[1][2]
In 1830-1831, Smith (then Huntington) and Sarah Breed established and conducted a Sunday school among the Mohegan Native American tribe in Connecticut. In 1833, she married Rev. Eli Smith and they embarked for Beirut, via Malta and Alexandria. Five years later, in ill-health, she was wrecked on a voyage to Smyrna, but escaped in a boat, dying soon after. Her memoirs were published by Dr. Edward W. Hooker in 1839.[3]
- ^ Purinton & Skaggs 2017, p. 154.
- ^ Stasson, Anneke Helen (10 February 2009). "Lectures shed light on LAU's early history - LAU News". LAU News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Drake 1872, p. 846.