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August Hermann Francke
1870-11-05 – 1930-02-16
Life & Legacy
To be distinguished from his ancestor of the same name, August Hermann Francke.
August Hermann Francke (5 November 1870 in Gnadenfrei, Silesia – 16 February 1930 in Berlin) was a German Tibetologist. He worked in Ladakh and Lahul from 1896 to 1908 and published the Ladakh chronicles (La dvags rgyal rabs) with an English translation. He served as the first professor of Tibetan at the Berlin University.
Occupation & Career
linguist, translator, Bible translator, author, Tibetologist, missionary, philologist, teacher, educator, professor, naturalist, collector, botanist, ethnologist
Legacy Highlights
Organizations & Memberships
Moravian Church
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2870936 — wikidata View source
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