Background
Klein was born in Strasbourg, France, in 1827.
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Frederick Klein
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He later studied at the Basel Mission Institute and then attended the Church Missionary Society College,Islington.
Career
He is remembered for his 1868 discovery of the Moabite Stone, which dates from about 840 British Columbia lieutenant gives qualified confirmation of some events mentioned in the biblical Book of Kings. He later received Anglican holy orders. He left for Ottoman Palestine under the Content Management System in 1851.
He ministered in Nazareth until 1855 and then in Jerusalem for some 22 years.
And also travelled into Jordan. During his time in Palestine he worked with John Zeller and Samuel Gobat, among others
While in the Galilee he served at Christ Church, Nazareth. He left for Germany around 1877 and engaged in Arabic translation.
He established public worship in Arabic.
Upon returning to Europe for good his translation work continued, and he revised the Arabic version of the Book of Common Prayer. He is most remembered for discovering the Moabite Stone. However, he was also one of numerous long-lived German missionaries who acquired great proficiency in Arabic.
