Onesimos Nesib, approximately 1850-1931
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Name (Latin)
Onesimos Nesib, approximately 1850-1931
Other forms of name
Onesimus Nesib, ca. 1850-1931
nnea Onesimos Nesib, ca. 1850-1931
Nesib, Onesimos, approximately 1850-1931
Onesimos Nesib, ca. 1850-1931 nnea
Date of birth
1856
Date of death
1931-06-21
Field of activity
Translations
Associated Language
ormeng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- OCALC: Onesimos Nesib, approximately 1850-1931
- The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1899 :title page (translated into the Galla language by Onesimus Nesib, native of Galla, Swedish missionary).
- Terfassa Digga, Onesimos Nesib, 1999:t.p. (Onesimos Nesib, c.1850-1931)
- Prouty, C. Historical dictionary of Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1994(Onesimos Nesib, c.1856-1931; produced Bible translation and other works in Oromo in 1890s)
- Lockot, H.W. Bibliographia aethiopica II, 1998(Onesimus Nesib)
- OCLC, March 13, 2002(hdgs: Nesib, Onesimus; usage: Onesimus Nesib)
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Portrait of Onesimus Nesib
Photo by: Aug Wahlström, Falun, Sweden
Photo owned by: Björn Alnebo, Järfälla, Sweden, Public domainWikipedia description:
Onesimos Nesib (Oromo: Onesimoos Nasiib; Amharic: ኦነሲሞስ ነሲብ; c 1856 – 21 June 1931) was a native Oromo scholar who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into Oromo. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Translator"; he took the name "Onesimus", after the Biblical character, upon converting to Christianity. Onesimos Nesib is included in the American Lutheran Book of Worship as a saint, who commemorate his life 21 June. The Mekane Yesus Church honored him by naming their seminary in Addis Ababa for him. He is also known to be the pioneer of modern Oromo literature.
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