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Achille Gerste

1854 – 1920

Mexican Catholic priest and writer

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Lived 1854 – 1920 (aged 66). Achille Gerste was a Mexican catholic priest, writer, linguist, philologist and catholic theologian.

Aquiles Gerste (July 2, 1854 - November 27, 1920) was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, philologist, and linguist who is known for his ethnographic and linguistic studies of the indigenous peoples of Mexico.

Gerst entered the Society of Jesus on October 3, 1873 and was ordained a priest ten years later. In 1885, he went to Mexico as a missionary and became prefect of a college at Puebla. He became fluent in French, Latin, Spanish, German and Nahuatl. He became interested in the culture of the Rarámuri people, with whom he lived as a missionary.

When he returned to Europe, he collaborated with Carlos Sommervogel on the Bibliographie d'auteurs de la Compagnie de Jésus, While in Rome, he was elected a corresponding member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. He died in Rome.

Works

Archeologie et Bibliographie Mexicaines Brussels: Polleunis, Ceuterick et Lefébure, 1888 Notes sur la médecine et la botanique des anciens Mexicains Rome, Impr. Polyglotte vaticane, 1909 Rapport sur un voyage d'exploration dans la Tarahumara 1914-1915 Tipografia Pontificia Nell'istituto Pio IX, 1914

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Aquiles Gerste, Achiel Gerste

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Who was Achille Gerste?

Mexican Catholic priest and writer (1854–1920)

When was Achille Gerste born?

Achille Gerste was born on 2 July 1854 in Ypres.

When did Achille Gerste die?

Achille Gerste died on 27 November 1920 in Rome.

What was Achille Gerste's occupation?

Achille Gerste was a catholic priest, writer, linguist, philologist and catholic theologian.

What nationality was Achille Gerste?

Achille Gerste was Mexican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Achille Gerste

· Wikidata: Q2823069

· DBpedia: Achille Gerste

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