Johann Phillip Fabricius, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Phillip Fabricius

German missionary

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1711

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1791

Profession: translator, Bible translator

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Johann Phillip Fabricius

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (22 January 1711 – 23 January 1791) was a German Christian missionary and a Tamil scholar in the later part of his life.
  • He arrived in South India in 1740 to take charge of a small Tamil Lutheran congregation in Madras and expanded it during his stay.
  • During his time in Madras he wrote several Christian hymns in Tamil and published the first Tamil to English Dictionary.
  • Of his works his translation of the Bible to Tamil is considered to be most noteworthy.

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