Karl Ludvig Reichelt
1877
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1952
country of citizenship: Norway
occupation: linguist, priest, missionary, translator
award received: honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
Karl Ludvig Reichelt (1 September 1877 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary and religious scholar who worked in China. He was a missionary for the Norwegian Missionary Society from 1903 to 1922. In 1922 he established the Nordic Christian Buddhist Mission. He also founded the institution Tao Fong Shan in Hong Kong. He became most known for his work among Buddhists and writings about Buddhism. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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