Claude-Charles Dallet
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Claude-Charles Dallet was a Catholic missionary who is best known for his work, The History of the Church of Korea (Histoire de l'Église de Corée).
He was born in Langres
, France, October 18, 1829. He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society
in 1850, and was ordained on June 5, 1852. Shortly after, he was sent to Mysore, in southern India. He was appointed as the Apostolic Vicar in Bangalore
in 1857. In 1859, he published there, in English, a work
entitled Controversial Catechism, or short answers to the objections of Protestants against the true religion. He spent the years 1860 to 1863 in France, recovering from
epilepsy
. During this period, he supervised the casting of type fonts for the Telagu and Kanara languages, which he
took with him when he returned to Bangalore in 1863, using them for some publications in vernacular languages under his editorship. In
1867, he got ill again and returned to France. In 1870 he was sent to Quebec
on a speaking tour. He stayed for a time at
Laval University in Quebec, and it is there that he classified manuscripts regarding the Catholic Church in Korea—largely the work of Daveluy—which provided
the material for his Histoire de l'Église de Corée, 1874, 2 vols. In 1877, Dallet went back to India, this time passing Russia, Manchuria, China,
and Japan. From Japan he stopped at Cochin China. While in Tongkin, he died of dysentary on April 25, 1878.
He was born in Langres
Langres
Langres is a commune in north-eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne département in the Champagne-Ardenne region.-History:As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres.The town is built on a limestone...
, France, October 18, 1829. He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society
Paris Foreign Missions Society
The Society of Foreign Missions of Paris is a Roman Catholic missionary organization. It is not a religious order, but an organization of secular priests and lay persons dedicated to missionary work in foreign lands....
in 1850, and was ordained on June 5, 1852. Shortly after, he was sent to Mysore, in southern India. He was appointed as the Apostolic Vicar in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
in 1857. In 1859, he published there, in English, a work
entitled Controversial Catechism, or short answers to the objections of Protestants against the true religion. He spent the years 1860 to 1863 in France, recovering from
epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
. During this period, he supervised the casting of type fonts for the Telagu and Kanara languages, which he
took with him when he returned to Bangalore in 1863, using them for some publications in vernacular languages under his editorship. In
1867, he got ill again and returned to France. In 1870 he was sent to Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
on a speaking tour. He stayed for a time at
Laval University in Quebec, and it is there that he classified manuscripts regarding the Catholic Church in Korea—largely the work of Daveluy—which provided
the material for his Histoire de l'Église de Corée, 1874, 2 vols. In 1877, Dallet went back to India, this time passing Russia, Manchuria, China,
and Japan. From Japan he stopped at Cochin China. While in Tongkin, he died of dysentary on April 25, 1878.