"Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries"
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Title:
"Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries"
Description
Korrespondenz mit den Missionaren H. Bart, W. Bigler, G. Flach, A. Rihs und W. Zimmer, mit G. Vaandering (Schulinspektor), mit den Classis Amsterdam-Missionaren G. Bakker und W.H. van den Berg, sowie mit den Schwestern A. Eggenberger, E. Giezendanner und R. Spiller
Names
Creator:
Bart, Johann (Mr)Bigler, Werner (Mr)Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr)
Dates
Date early:
1939
Date late:
1946
Proper date:
1939-1946
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Individuals:
Bart, Johann (Mr)Name: Bart, Johann (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2066
Date of Birth: 27.02.1893
Date of Death: 11.07.1943
Biography: Bart and his wife Julia died in Japanese captivity in Banjarmasin.
Profession: blacksmith; locksmith (Schmied; Schlosser)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}, Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Need more information?, Bigler, Werner (Mr)Name: Bigler, Werner (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2310
Date of Birth: 15.11.1903
Date of Death: 25.01.1976
Biography: Internment 1944 - 1945.
Profession: carpenter (Schreiner)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bigler-Jordi, Lina (Mrs)
Need more information?, Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Name: Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)
Basel mission membership number: SV 0225
Date of Birth: 05.03.1904
Date of Death: 12.05.1991
Profession: commercial clerk (Büroangestellte)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Need more information?, Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Name: Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2395
Date of Birth: 18.02.1908
Profession: male nurse (Krankenwärter)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Flach-Wittwer, Elisabeth (Mrs)
Need more information?, Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Name: Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)
parallel_name: Giezendanner, Elise
Basel mission membership number: SV 0223
Date of Birth: 15.08.1906
Date of Death: 16.07.1997
Profession: nurse (Krankenpflegerin)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Need more information?, Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Name: Rihs, Arnold (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2383
Date of Birth: 22.11.1907
Date of Death: 17.01.1981
Biography: Internment 1944 - 1945.
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Need more information?, Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Name: Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2420
Date of Birth: 04.04.1903
Date of Death: 23.03.1994
Biography: After his return from Kalimantan Zimmer was a city missioner in Basel.
Profession: pupil (Schüler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: Tochter/Sohn von: Zimmer, Karl (Mr), verheiratet mit: Zimmer-Schäfer, Magdalena (Mrs)
Need more information?, Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)Name: Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)
Basel mission membership number: SV 0203
Date of Birth: 06.01.1907
Date of Death: 03.01.2000
Biography: The last information about her is that she didn't return to Kalimantan in 1940 anymore.
Profession: nurse (Krankenschwester)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Need more information?, van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Name: van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2352
Need more information?, Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Name: Vaandering, Geert (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2526
Need more information?, Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr)
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Physical
Type:
Text
Identifier
Reference:
B-03.13
Citation:
Reference: BMA B-03.13
Title: "Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries"
Creator: Bart, Johann (Mr)Bigler, Werner (Mr)Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr)
Date: 1939-1946
Bart, Johann (Mr)Bigler, Werner (Mr)Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr), “Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries,” BMArchives, accessed April 20, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/21585.
Title: "Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries"
Creator: Bart, Johann (Mr)Bigler, Werner (Mr)Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr)
Date: 1939-1946
Bart, Johann (Mr)Bigler, Werner (Mr)Eggenberger, Agathe (Ms)Flach, Gustav Johann (Mr)Giezendanner, Elsine (Ms)Rihs, Arnold (Mr)Zimmer, Woldemar (Mr)Spiller, Anna Maria Ruth (Ms)van den Berg, Wilhelm Henrik (Mr)Vaandering, Geert (Mr)Bakker, Gerardus F.C. (Mr), “Korrespondenz mit Schweizer Missionaren / Correspondence with Swiss missionaries,” BMArchives, accessed April 20, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/21585.
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mission 21
Missionsstrasse 21
CH-4003 Basel
Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 260 2232
Fax: +41 61 260 2268
Email: info@bmarchives.org
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