still widely recognised in Karnataka. Many educational institutions have been named after him. A statue at the end of Mahatma Gandhi road in the city of Bangalore commemorates him. Austin Town in Bangalore was renamed "Kittel Nagar". Legacy The book An Indian to the Indians? On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832–1903), edited by Reinhard Wendt, describes various aspects of his work. See also Herman Gundert Kannada language Kannada grammar Shabdamanidarpana Thomas Hodson William Reeve Hermann Mögling Njattyela Sreedharan References External links Ferdinand Kittel and the Cultural Dialogue with India, International Seminar, Germany 2003 Portrait of Kittel at Kamat's Potpourri East Frisians Lexicographers Protestant missionaries in India Dravidologists Christian clergy from Mangalore 1832 births 1903 deaths Linguists of Kannada Translators of the Bible into Kannada 19th-century translators German Protestant missionaries German expatriates in India Missionary linguists 19th-century lexicographers