Christian Friedrich Schwarz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Friedrich Schwarz

German missionary

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1726

Place of Birth: Słońsk, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1798

Profession: missionary

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Christian Frederick Schwarz (with spellings including Friedrich and Schwartz or Swartz) (8 October 1726 – 13 February 1798) was a German Lutheran missionary to India.
He was known for his linguistic skills, with knowledge of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Tamil, Urdu, Persian, Marathi, and Telugu and even used by the British to serve as an emissary of peace and sent to the court of Haider Ali in Mysore.
He worked alongside the Indian royal families, tutoring the Raja Serfoji of Tanjore, and was influential in establishing Protestant Christianity in southern India.