Christoph Friedrich Schlienz
Christoph Friedrich Schlienz (born October 26, 1803 in Kirchheim unter Teck , † April 26, 1868 in St. Chrischona near Basel ) was a German missionary.
Like his father, Schlienz learned the trade of cooper . During his training he was converted to Christianity and after his apprenticeship went to Basel, where he attended a missionary school. He went to England to work for the Mission Society. He studied oriental languages at their mission house in Islington, London . His first assignment took him to Malta, where he translated the Bible into Arabic in 1836. From 1847 he worked in the Inner Mission in Basel in St. Chrischona , where he worked as a teacher.
Among other things, Schlienz was an honorary member of the Asian Society in London.
literature
- Karl Friedrich Ledderhose: Schlienz, Christoph Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, pp. 517-519.
- Rudolf Vierhaus: German Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 8, Munich a. Leipzig, KG Saur, p. 911.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlienz, Christoph Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchheim unter Teck |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1868 |
| Place of death | St. Chrischona near Basel |