Karl Ludvig Reichelt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Ludvig Reichelt

Norwegian missionary and sinologist

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1877

Place of Birth: Barbu, Norway, Aust-Agder, Norway

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1952

Profession: priest, missionary, translator, linguist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Karl Ludvig Reichelt (1 September 1877 – 13 March, 1952) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary and religious scholar who worked in China.
He was a missionary for the Norwegian Missionary Society from 1903 to 1922.
In 1922 he established the Nordic Christian Buddhist Mission.
He also founded the institution Tao Fong Shan in Hong Kong.
He became most known for his work among Buddhists and writings about Buddhism.