Charles Sacleux

Charles Sacleux was a French botanist, missionary, and priest who lived several years in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. He did extensive research on speech and seed plants.

He was one of the first missionaries to write about the Swahili. In 1891, Sacleux wrote Dictionnaire Français-Swahili, which was published later in his life, in 1941. In 1909, he published Grammaire des dialectes Swahilis, both of which were widely published.

Sacleux made translations of books originally written in Kiswahili and spiritual songs that are still being used in Catholic churches.

When citing a botanical name, Charles Sacleux is abbreviated as Sacleux.

Honors
Sacleux collected several species of plants, and was given professional rewards.

The genus, Sacleuxia was named in his honor.