A dramatist is an author of a dramatic composition, usually plays. The term is usually reserved for those who have written "serious" plays (as opposed to comedies or farces, whereas the simpler term, "playwright", is more all-embracing.
... on October 7, 1860. Three years later he was sent to Hawaii, where he was ordained on May 24, 1864. On May 10, 1873, at his request, he was permitted to travel ...