August Friedrich Caemmerer
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August Friedrich Caemmerer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1767 |
| Died | 1837 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Missionary |
August Friedrich Caemmerer(1767–1837) was aDanishmissionary inSouth India.[1]He is known as the first translator of theKuralintoGerman.
Biography
[edit]August Friedrich Caemmerer arrived inTranquebaron 14 May 1791 as part of the Danish-Halle Mission, better known as the Tranquebar Mission.[2]He translated the first two book of the Kural into German and published it in 1803.[3]He died in 1837 as the last missionary of theTranquebar Mission.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Ebeling, Sascha (2010).Colonizing the Realm of Words: The Transformation of Tamil Literature in Nineteenth-Century South India.Albany, New York: SUNY Press. p. 24.ISBN978-1-4384-3199-4.
- ^abRobert Eric Frykenberg and Alaine M. Low (Eds.) (2003).Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-cultural Communication Since 1500.New York: Psychology Press/Routledge. p. 70.ISBN0-7007-1600-9.
- ^Sanjeevi, N. (1973).Bibliography on Tirukkural.InFirst All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers.Chennai: University of Madras. p. 146.
