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{{Short description|Swiss theologian (1810–1885)}}
'''Louis Segond''' (3 May 1810 &ndash; 18 June 1885) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] theologian who translated the [[Bible]] into French from the original texts in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Greek language|Greek]].

He was born in [[Plainpalais]], near Geneva. After studying theology in [[Geneva]], [[Strasbourg]] and [[Bonn]], he was pastor of the Geneva National Church in [[Chêne-Bougeries]], then from 1872, Professor of Old Testament in Geneva.

==Biography==
Segond's family was of modest wealth; his father was a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] shoemaker while his mother was a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church of Geneva member, the denomination he would be baptized into.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amsler |first=Frédéric |date=21 April 2022 |title=Louis Segond, traducteur de la Bible |trans-title=Louis Segond, Translator of the Bible |url=http://protestjolimont.skynetblogs.be/post/2958017/louis-segond-traducteur-de-la-bible |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprotestjolimont.skynetblogs.be%2Fpost%2F2958017%2Flouis-segond-traducteur-de-la-bible#& |archive-date=24 February 2011 |website=Histoire du Protestantisme à Jolimont}}</ref> He entered into the [[University of Geneva]] in 1826, where he studied natural sciences. Afterward, he joined the theological department of the [[University of Strasbourg]]. During that time, he spent a year and a half working in Bonn and another year in [[Eisenach]]. In 1839, he became pastor of the Genevan Church in [[Chêne-Bougeries]]. 

In 1871, he returned to the University of Geneva to become a professor studying the Old Testament. The translation of the [[Old Testament]], commissioned by the ''Vénérable Compagnie des Pasteurs de Genève'', was published in two volumes in 1871. It was at this time that he began to work on his translation, work that would be completed in 1880. A revised edition was commissioned for and published by the [[British and Foreign Bible Society]] in 1910.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://vargenau.free.fr/bible-segond/ Unabridged book-by-book 1910 revision of Segond's translation of the Bible] vargenau.free.fr
* [http://awmach.org/bibles/BLS/index Various options for downloading or searching] www.awmach.org
* [http://www.bibvoice.org/fr.ls1910.index.html  Free audiobook of Louis Segond's Version ] at www.bibvoice.org
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bible.ionul.lsg Modern LSG bible app for Android ] at www.bibvoice.org
* [https://apps.apple.com/app/id1626079547  Modern LSG bible app for IOS ] at www.bibvoice.org
* [https://www.bibliatodo.com/fr/la-bible/version/francais-bible-louis-segond-fls Bible Louis Segond] Bible en français, lecture en ligne.
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Louis Segond}}
* {{Librivox author |id=4111}}

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[[Category:Translators of the Bible into French]]
[[Category:Writers from Geneva]]
[[Category:Swiss Protestant theologians]]
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[[Category:1885 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century translators]]


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