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Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle

German missionary who was pioneering scholar of the languages of African languages

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Born 1820
Died 1902

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  • Cover of: African native literature, or Proverbs, tales, fables, and historical fragments in the Kanuri or Bornu language. To which are added a translation of the above, and a Kanuri-English vocabulary

    Cover of edition africannativelit00koel Cover of edition africannativelit00koel First published in 1854 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Mohammed and Mohammedanism, critically considered.

    Cover of edition mohammedandmoha00koelgoog First published in 1889 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Outlines of a grammar of the Vei language: together with a Vei-English vocabulary : and an account of the discovery and nature of the Vei mode of syllabic writing

    Cover of edition outlinesofgramma00koel First published in 1851 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Narrative of an expedition into the Vy country of West Africa, and the discovery of a system of syllabic writing, recently invented by the natives of the Vy tribe

    First published in 1849 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Food for reflection: being an historical comparison between Mohammedanism and Christianity

    First published in 1865 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Food for reflection, an historical comparison between Mohammedanism and Christianity, by Abd Isā

    First published in 1865 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Grammar of the Bórnu Or Kā́nurī Language

    First published in 1854 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Outlines of a grammar of the Vei language, together with a Vei-English vocabulary.: And an account of the discovery and nature of the Vei mode of syllabic writing.

    First published in 1854 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Grammar of the Bórnu or Kānurī language.

    First published in 1854 — 1 edition
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Born 1820
Died 1902

Subjects

Vai language, Grammar, Dictionaries, English, Kanuri language, Writing, Biography, Christianity, Islam, Muslims, Relations, Vai (African people)

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL1096828A

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Alternative names

  • Sigismund Koelle
  • Sigismund W. Koelle
  • S. W. (Sigismund Wilhelm) Koelle
  • Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle
  • S W Koelle
  • S. W. Koelle

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April 26, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Full name default
April 26, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 20, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import