Henry Lyman (Northampton, Massachusetts 23 November 1809–Sacca village, Lobu Pining, Tarutung, Sumatra 28 June 1834) was an American Baptist missionary murdered in Sumatra together with his colleague Samuel Munson.[1][2][3]

His parents were Theodore Lyman and Susan Willard Whitney, his wife Eliza Pond. His sister, Hannah Lyman, was the first Lady-Principal of Vassar College.

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  1. ^ Hard bargaining in Sumatra: western travelers and Toba Bataks in ... - Page 80 Andrew Causey - 2003 "In that year, two American Baptist missionaties, Henry Lyman and Samuel Munson, went inland from Tapanooli (now called Sibolga), a port village on the west coast of Sumatra. Traveling with a retinue of porters and attendants, ..."
  2. ^ The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary - Page 312 David Shavit - 1990 "Lyman graduated from Harvard University and the Imperial School of Mines (Paris), and studied at the Royal Academy ... Murdered June 28, 1834, in Sacca, Sumatra. References: ACAB; AndoverTS; EM; LC; Hannah Lyman, The Martyr of Sumatra ..."
  3. ^ A biographical study of Ingwer Ludwig Nommensen, 1834-1918 Page 72 Martin E. Lehmann - 1996 "Leaving their wives behind in Batavia, Lyman and Munson set sail for the harbor of Padang on the west coast of Sumatra in April, 1834. At Padang they met Ward who approximately thirteen years before had visited the Bataks in the .."

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