Paul Olaf Bodding
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Paul Olaf Bodding (born November 2, 1865 in Gjøvik , Norway , † September 25, 1938 in Odense , Denmark ) was a Norwegian missionary and linguist .
Life
Paul Olaf Bodding, son of a bookseller, studied in Oslo theology , and was under the influence of Lars Olsen Skrefsrud missionary. From 1889 he worked in India for 44 years in the service of the Santal Mission , of which he succeeded Skrefsrud in 1910. Bodding translated the Bible into the Santalis language (completed in 1914) and devoted himself almost exclusively to literary and linguistic work during the last 20 years of his stay in India.
Selected works
- Materials for a Santali Grammar I . Dumka 1922.
- A Chapter of Santal Folklore . Oslo 1924.
- Santal Folk Tales . (3 volumes (1925–1929)).
- Studies in Santal Medicine and Connected Folklore . (3 volumes (1925–1940)).
- A Santal Dictionary . (5 volumes (1933-1936)).
- Santal Riddles and Witchcraft among the Santals . 1940.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Paul Olaf Bodding. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 643.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodding, Paul Olaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian missionary and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gjøvik , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1938 |
| Place of death | Odense , Denmark |