Johann Gottlieb Christaller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German missionary
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Place of Birth: Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Johann Gottlieb Christaller
- Johann Gottlieb Christaller (19 November 1827 – 16 December 1895) was a German missionary, clergyman, ethnolinguist, translator and philologist who served with the Basel Mission.
- He was devoted to the study of the Twi language in what was then the Gold Coast, now Ghana.
- He was instrumental, together with African colleagues, Akan linguists, David Asante, Theophilus Opoku, Jonathan Palmer Bekoe, and Paul Keteku in the translation of the Bible into Twi.
- Christaller was also the first editor of the Christian Messenger, the official news publication of the Basel Mission, serving from 1883 to 1895.
- He is recognised in some circles as the "founder of scientific linguistic research in West Africa".
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