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Robert Laws FRGS FRSGS (1851–1934) was a Scottish missionary who headed the Livingstonia mission in the Nyasaland Protectorate (now Malawi) for more than 50 years. The mission played a crucial role in educating Africans during the colonial era. It emphasized skills with which the pupils could become self-sufficient in trade, agriculture or industry as opposed to working as subordinates to European settlers.Laws supported the aspirations of political leaders such as Simon Muhango and Levi Zililo Mumba, both educated at Livingstonia schools.

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  • Robert Laws (1851-1934) est un missionnaire écossais qui dirigea la mission de Livingstonia au Nyassaland (aujourd'hui Malawi) pendant plus de cinquante ans. La mission joua un rôle crucial dans l'éducation des Africains durant la période coloniale. Il chercha à développer les compétences de ses élèves afin qu'ils deviennent des individus autonomes dans les domaines du commerce, de l'agriculture et de l'industrie au lieu d'être des travailleurs subordonnés aux colons européens. Robert Laws soutint les aspirations de dirigeants politiques tels que Simon Muhango et Levi Zililo Mumba, tous deux éduqués dans les écoles de Livingstonia. (fr)
  • Robert Laws FRGS FRSGS (1851–1934) was a Scottish missionary who headed the Livingstonia mission in the Nyasaland Protectorate (now Malawi) for more than 50 years. The mission played a crucial role in educating Africans during the colonial era. It emphasized skills with which the pupils could become self-sufficient in trade, agriculture or industry as opposed to working as subordinates to European settlers.Laws supported the aspirations of political leaders such as Simon Muhango and Levi Zililo Mumba, both educated at Livingstonia schools. (en)
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  • Plaque to Robert Laws, St Machars Cathedral (en)
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  • Robert Laws FRGS FRSGS (1851–1934) was a Scottish missionary who headed the Livingstonia mission in the Nyasaland Protectorate (now Malawi) for more than 50 years. The mission played a crucial role in educating Africans during the colonial era. It emphasized skills with which the pupils could become self-sufficient in trade, agriculture or industry as opposed to working as subordinates to European settlers.Laws supported the aspirations of political leaders such as Simon Muhango and Levi Zililo Mumba, both educated at Livingstonia schools. (en)
  • Robert Laws (1851-1934) est un missionnaire écossais qui dirigea la mission de Livingstonia au Nyassaland (aujourd'hui Malawi) pendant plus de cinquante ans. La mission joua un rôle crucial dans l'éducation des Africains durant la période coloniale. Il chercha à développer les compétences de ses élèves afin qu'ils deviennent des individus autonomes dans les domaines du commerce, de l'agriculture et de l'industrie au lieu d'être des travailleurs subordonnés aux colons européens. (fr)
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