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'''Lars Olsen Skrefsrud''' (February |
'''Lars Olsen Skrefsrud''' (4 February 1840 – 11 December 1910) was a Norwegian missionary and language researcher in [[India]]. Together with [[Hans Peter Børresen]] he is regarded as the founder of the Norwegian missionary organization Santalmisjonen (from 2001 a part of [[Normisjon]]). He was followed by the missionary, linguist and folklorist [[Paul Olaf Bodding]]. |
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Skrefsrud came from the small place of [[Fåberg]] north of [[Lillehammer]] in [[Norway]]. As a young man he was imprisoned for three years, and during his incarceration he became a Christian and started to study both the Bible and languages, and became one of Norway's foremost linguists. |
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The mission he established in India has grown to a church with over 150,000 members in the Indian states of [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Assam]]. In the 1950s it became an independent institution - The [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (NELC) |
The mission he established in India has grown to a church with over 150,000 members in the Indian states of [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Assam]]. In the 1950s it became an independent institution - The [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (NELC) |
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* [http://www.wmpl.org/pubs/home/2005/01/skrefsrud/ Article about Skrefsrud from WMPL Publications] |
* [http://www.wmpl.org/pubs/home/2005/01/skrefsrud/ Article about Skrefsrud from WMPL Publications] |
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Revision as of 10:13, 23 May 2010
Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (4 February 1840 – 11 December 1910) was a Norwegian missionary and language researcher in India. Together with Hans Peter Børresen he is regarded as the founder of the Norwegian missionary organization Santalmisjonen (from 2001 a part of Normisjon). He was followed by the missionary, linguist and folklorist Paul Olaf Bodding.
Skrefsrud came from the small place of Fåberg north of Lillehammer in Norway. As a young man he was imprisoned for three years, and during his incarceration he became a Christian and started to study both the Bible and languages, and became one of Norway's foremost linguists.
The mission he established in India has grown to a church with over 150,000 members in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. In the 1950s it became an independent institution - The Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC)
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