Isaac Jacob Schmidt

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Schmidt, I.

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PersonType Category:Authors of German Works
Category:Translators
FirstName / namefirst Isaac Jacob
LastName / namelast Schmidt
MainNamePhon Isaac Jacob Schmidt
SortName Schmidt
bio Isaac Jacob Schmidt (October 4, 1779 – August 27, 1847) was an Orientalist specializing in Mongolian and Tibetan. Schmidt was a Moravian missionary to the Kalmyks and devoted much of his labours to Bible translation.

Born in Amsterdam, he spent much of his career in St. Petersburg as a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He published the first grammar and dictionary of Mongolian, as well as a grammar and dictionary of Tibetan. He also translated Sanang Sechen's Erdeni-yin tobči into German, and several Geser Khan epics into Russian and German. His works are regarded as ground-breaking for the establishment of Mongolian and Tibetan studies. (Source Accessed Aug 24, 2023)

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