"Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. "
Item Details
Title:
"Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. "
Alternate title:
"Mission staff in Cameroon."
Description
Names
Dates
Date early:
01.01.1895
Date late:
31.12.1897
Proper date:
01.01.1895-31.12.1897
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Cameroon {modern state}People:
Subject
Keywords:
communication, group, headgear, men's wear, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, missionary f, missionary m, woman, women's wear Individuals:
Autenrieth, Friedrich (Mr)Name: Autenrieth, Friedrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 1098
Date of Birth: 31.10.1862
Date of Death: 21.11.1920
Biography: After his return from Cameroon Authenrieth was a travelling secretary for the S-W. German protestant Youth Association (1899-1902), a City Missoner in Wiesbaden (1902-1905) and an Evangelist in Southern Germany (1906-?).
Profession: plumber (Spengler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Bizer, Johann Georg (Mr)Name: Bizer, Johann Georg (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1152
Date of Birth: 03.01.1865
Date of Death: 05.05.1901
Profession: weaver (Weber)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bizer-Josenhans, Lydia Hanna (Mrs)
Need more information?, Bizer-Josenhans, Lydia Hanna (Mrs)Name: Bizer-Josenhans, Lydia Hanna (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 15.09.1857
Date of Death: 10.12.1934
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Josenhans, Gottlob (Mr), verheiratet mit: Bizer, Johann Georg (Mr)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Keller, Jakob (Mr)Name: Keller, Jakob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1182
Date of Birth: 04.04.1862
Date of Death: 12.03.1947
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Klöti, Jakob (Mr)Name: Klöti, Jakob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1340
Date of Birth: 27.08.1859
Biography: Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company. BV ("List of the Brethren"): Year of death not registered.
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Klöti, Wilhelm (Mr)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}, Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Schkölziger, Otto (Mr)Name: Schkölziger, Otto (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1309
Date of Birth: 22.05.1866
Date of Death: 18.05.1929
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren"): Internment 19.12.1914 - 12.03.1918.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Schmid, Wilhelm Gottlieb (Mr)Name: Schmid, Wilhelm Gottlieb (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1189
Date of Birth: 23.03.1865
Date of Death: 07.11.1959
Biography: Schmid worked in Cameroon as a masterbuilder and he was in Ghana for the Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}, Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Schmid-Gebhardt, Luise Christine (Mrs)Name: Schmid-Gebhardt, Luise Christine (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 30.06.1868
Date of Death: 17.02.1948
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Schmid, Wilhelm Gottlieb (Mr)
Need more information?, Stolz, Karl Friedr. (Mr)Name: Stolz, Karl Friedr. (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1214
Date of Birth: 14.03.1867
Date of Death: 07.07.1951
Biography: Internment in Duala and England 1915.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Walker, Gottlob (Mr)Name: Walker, Gottlob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1208
Date of Birth: 25.01.1865
Date of Death: 12.02.1929
Biography: Place of origin (Heimatort) as citizen of the German empire not given in BV ("List of the Brethren"), later he was given citizenship in Uetikon, Switzerland, where he founded and managed a mental home called "Bergheim".
Profession: blacksmith (Schmied)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Walker-Schmid, Walburga (Mrs)Name: Walker-Schmid, Walburga (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 15.07.1870
Date of Death: 24.06.1897
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Walker, Gottlob (Mr)
Need more information?, Walther, Konrad (Mr)Name: Walther, Konrad (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1341
Date of Birth: 06.03.1865
Biography: Year of death is missing in BV ("List of the Brethren").
Profession: clothmaker (Tuchmacher)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Need more information?, Wittwer, Karl (Mr)Name: Wittwer, Karl (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1206
Date of Birth: 10.05.1864
Date of Death: 19.11.1940
Biography: After his first wife's death Karl Wittwer married (1904) Maria Rosa Lüthi.
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Cameroon {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Wittwer-Müller, Luise Bertha (Mrs)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 11.5cm x 15.9cm
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
Identifier
Reference:
E-30.35.004
Citation:
Reference: BMA E-30.35.004
Title: "Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1895-31.12.1897
“Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. ,” BMArchives, accessed March 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/60079.
Title: "Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1895-31.12.1897
“Missions-Geschwister in Kamerun. ,” BMArchives, accessed March 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/60079.
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