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

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.