William Carey William Carey (b. 17 August 1761 d. 9 June 1834) was an English Protestant missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions." Carey was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society. As a missionary in the Danish colony, Serampore, India, he translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects. in Research Translations & Translators > About Translatorswith indiamissionarywikipedia