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August Friedrich Caemmerer | |
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| Born | 1767 (1767) |
| Died | 1837 (aged 69–70) |
| Occupation | Missionary |
August Friedrich Caemmerer (1767–1837) was aDanish missionary inSouth India.[1] He is known as the first translator of theKural intoGerman.
August Friedrich Caemmerer arrived inTranquebar on 14 May 1791 as part of the Danish-Halle Mission, better known as the Tranquebar Mission.[2] He translated the first two book of the Kural into German and published it in 1803.[3] He died in 1837 as the last missionary of theTranquebar Mission.[2]
