Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle
Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle (born July 14, 1820 in Cleebronn , † February 18, 1902 in London ) was a missionary and linguist.
life and work
He joined the Basel Mission House in 1841 , but switched to the Church Missionary Society (CMS) as early as 1845 . In 1847 he is in Sierra Leone and collects language material while teaching. In 1855 he was accepted as a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
His main work, Polyglotta Africana, is considered to be pioneering work in comparative linguistic research of African languages.
Publications
- Narrative of an expedition into the Vy country of West Africa and the discovering of a system of syllabic writing recently invented by the narratives of Vy , London 1849.
literature
- Hartmut Lohmann: Kölle, Sigismund Wilhelm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 259-261.
Individual evidence
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Koelle, Sigismund Wilhelm |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kölle, Sigismund Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Missionary and linguist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1820 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleebronn |
DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1902 |
Place of death | London |