Sigismund Koelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sigismund Koelle

German academic

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1820

Place of Birth: Cleebronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1902

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle (July 14, 1820 – February 18, 1902) was a German missionary in Sierra Leone, where he became a pioneer scholar of the languages of Africa.
He published a major study in 1854, Polyglotta Africana, marking the beginning of serious study by Europeans of African languages.