Gottfried Weigle

Deceased Person

1816 – 1885

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Who was Gottfried Weigle?

Gottfried Weigle was a German missionary to Karnataka who translated the Bible into Kannada.

He was based in Dharwad, under the Basel Mission in Mangalore. Herrmann Moegling, a fellow student from Tübingen also worked on translation projects. Ferdinand Kittel worked more independently. He also undertook vaccination work.

When Weigle died in 1855, his cousin Mögling married Weigle's wife Pauline.

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Born
1816
Died
1885

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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