Gustaf Ahlbert

Gustaf Albert Ahlbert (26 January 1884 – 1943) was a Swedish missionary and linguist. He served with the Mission Union of Sweden in Chinese Turkestan (present day Xinjiang).

Born(1884-01-26)26 January 1884

Vetlanda, Småland, Sweden^[1]

Died1943(1943-00-00) (aged 58–59)

Bombay, India

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Gustaf Ahlbert
Missionary to East Turkestan
Born	(1884-01-26)26 January 1884 Vetlanda, Småland, Sweden[1]
Died	1943(1943-00-00) (aged 58–59) Bombay, India

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Ahlbert had a competent knowledge of Hebrew, Greek, Arabic and Uyghur.

He was one of the last three missionaries to be expelled from Kashgar in 1939. After he was expelled, he worked among Muslims in India, and worked together with Oskar Hermansson and Dr. Nur Luke on the Uyghur Bible translation, until his death in Bombay in 1943.