# Sigismund Koelle

> Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle or Kölle was a German missionary working on behalf of the London-based Church Missionary Society, at first in Sierra Leone, where he became a pioneer scholar of the languages of Africa, and later in Constantinople (Istanbul). He published a major study in 1854, Polyglotta Africana, marking the beginning of serious study by Europeans of African languages.

*German academic (1820-1902)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1820-07-14
- **Died:** 1902-02-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.9 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 11.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Сигізмунд Келле](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5)
- [Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Wilhelm_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Koelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Koelle](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Koelle](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Koelle](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Koelle](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Koelle)
- [Sigismundus Gulielmus Koelle](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismundus_Gulielmus_Koelle)
- [Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Wilhelm_K%C3%B6lle)
- [Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Wilhelm_K%C3%B6lle)
- [Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Wilhelm_Koelle)
- [Кёлле, Сигизмунд Вильгельм](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%91%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC)
- [Sigismund Wilhelm Kölle](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_Wilhelm_K%C3%B6lle)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1824890)

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