Karl Wilhelm Isenberg

Karl Wilhelm Isenberg
Born(1806-09-05)5 September 1806
Barmen, Grand Duchy of Berg
Died10 October 1864(1864-10-10) (aged 58)
Kornthal, Kingdom of Württemberg
Other names
  • Carl Wilhelm Isenberg
  • Charles William Isenberg
  • C. W. Isenberg
  • Carl W. Isenberg
  • Charles Isenberg
Occupations
Years active1824–1864

Karl Wilhelm Isenberg (5 September 1806 – 10 October 1864), spelt or known by names Carl Wilhelm Isenberg, Charles William Isenberg, C. W. Isenberg, Carl W. Isenberg or Charles Isenberg, was a German Church Missionary Society missionary and linguist to East Africa and Western India.

Isenberg compiled a dictionary and comprehensive grammar of the Amharic language, including several vocabularies in the Afar and Oromo languages. He also translated the Anglican Book of Common Prayer into Marathi and Amharic and assisted revisions of Bible translations into those languages. He was related to Hermann Hesse.

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