Brief Life History of Samson Nchanyama
When Samson Nchanyama Kessah was born in 1936, in Free State, South Africa, his father, Samuel Nchene Kessah, was 26 and his mother, Elisa Mangaka Motsuenyane, was 26. He died in 1978, at the age of 42.
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Parents and Siblings
1910–1960 Male
1910–1972 Female
Siblings (3)
1934–1997 Male
1936–1978 Male
1946–1977 Male
World Events (8)
1936
Age 0
1939
Age 3
1949
Age 13
Name Meaning
Biblical name (Hebrew Shimshon, probably derived from shemesh ‘sun’), borne by a Jewish champion and judge famous for his prodigious strength. He was betrayed by his mistress, Delilah, and enslaved and blinded by the Philistines; nevertheless, he was able to bring the pillars of the temple of the Philistines crashing down in a final suicidal act of strength (Judges 13–16). This famous story provided the theme for Milton's poetic drama Samson Agonistes ( 1671 ), which is modelled on ancient Greek tragedy. In the Middle Ages the popularity of the given name was increased in Celtic areas by the fame of a 6th-century Celtic saint who bore it, probably as a classicized form of some ancient Celtic name. He was a Welsh monk who did missionary work in Cornwall and afterwards established a monastery at Dol in Brittany.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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