John Lazarus (missionary)
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John Lazarus (1845–1925) was a
Work
John Lazarus completed his graduation from the University of Madras. His first work was in 1878 when he published Nannul, a grammatical text, with an English translation meant for students. However, scholars consider his Tirukkural translation of chapters 64 through 133 (furthering the work of William Henry Drew) in 1885 A Dictionary of Tamil Proverbs with Introduction, Notes, Texts and Translation in 1894 as his greatest contributions to the Tamil literature. His Tirukkural work made him the first person to render into English prose the chapters 64 through 133 of the Kural text.[1] The Dictionary of Tamil Proverbs contained 10,000 proverbs which remains the most complete collection ever made.
Being a Christian missionary, Lazarus, too, like
See also
Notes
- ^ Ramasamy, V. (2001). On Translating Tirukkural (First ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies.
- ^ A. A. Manavalan (2009). Essays and Tributes on Tirukkural (1886–1986 AD) (1 ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies.
- ^ The Tamilian Antiquary, 1913, Vol II, No. 1.
- ISBN 978-90-04-03591-1. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
References
- Manavalan, A.A., ed. (2010). A Compendium of Tirukkural Translations in English. Central Institute of Classical Tamil. ISBN 978-81-908000-2-0.