Albert Schlicklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Schlicklin

Translated the Bible from Latin into Vietnamese

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1857

Place of Birth: Liebsdorf, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1932

Profession: Catholic priest, translator, Bible translator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Albert Schlicklin, Vietnamese name C? Chính Linh (Liebsdorf, 12 November 1857 - Hanoi, 2 March 1932), was an Alsatian Catholic priest in Vietnam who translated the Bible from Latin into Vietnamese, as the Cô Chinh Linh version.
His translation (1916) remained most popular among Catholics until 1970.
He was sent to Vietnam by the Missions Etrangères de Paris in 1885.