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Hedvig Posse (8 August 1861 – 22 December 1927) was a Swedish missionary in South Africa, linguist and hymn writer. She was one of the “most prominent translators and recorders of Zulu music and oral history”, who translated number of stories, fairy tales and poetries from Zulu to Swedish. She also translated Swedish hymns into Zulu, with the "aim of replacing traditional songs with Christian texts".

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  • Hedvig Posse (8 August 1861 – 22 December 1927) was a Swedish missionary in South Africa, linguist and hymn writer. She was one of the “most prominent translators and recorders of Zulu music and oral history”, who translated number of stories, fairy tales and poetries from Zulu to Swedish. She also translated Swedish hymns into Zulu, with the "aim of replacing traditional songs with Christian texts". (en)
  • Hedvig Amalia Posse, född 8 augusti 1861 i Stockholm, död 22 december 1927. Missionär i Sydafrika för Svenska kyrkan, lingvist och psalmförfattare. Översatte berättelser, sagor och poesi från zulu till svenska. Dotter till Johan August Posse och Betty Ehrenborg-Posse. Är begravd på Uppsala gamla kyrkogård. (sv)
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  • Hedvig Posse (8 August 1861 – 22 December 1927) was a Swedish missionary in South Africa, linguist and hymn writer. She was one of the “most prominent translators and recorders of Zulu music and oral history”, who translated number of stories, fairy tales and poetries from Zulu to Swedish. She also translated Swedish hymns into Zulu, with the "aim of replacing traditional songs with Christian texts". (en)
  • Hedvig Amalia Posse, född 8 augusti 1861 i Stockholm, död 22 december 1927. Missionär i Sydafrika för Svenska kyrkan, lingvist och psalmförfattare. Översatte berättelser, sagor och poesi från zulu till svenska. Dotter till Johan August Posse och Betty Ehrenborg-Posse. Är begravd på Uppsala gamla kyrkogård. (sv)
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  • Hedvig Posse (en)
  • Hedvig Posse (sv)
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