"In der Totenstadt von Kanton. Opferaltar vor dem Sarg der Mutter des hingerichteten Polizei-Präsidenten. "
Item Details
Title:
"In der Totenstadt von Kanton. Opferaltar vor dem Sarg der Mutter des hingerichteten Polizei-Präsidenten. "
Alternate title:
"In the city of the dead, Canton. Altar for offerings in front of the coffin of the mother of the Head of Police who was executed."
Description
Names
Creator:
Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr)Name: Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1333
Date of Birth: 08.02.1872
Date of Death: 02.09.1952
Biography: After his return Müller was a travelling secretary of the Basel Mission until 1933. From 1913 to 1914 he was in China, Kalimantan and India, travelling with Dipper, Heinrich (Mr) on his inspection journey (02.09.1913 until 01.06.1914).
Profession: administrative assistant (Bürogehilfe)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
02.09.1913
Date late:
01.06.1914
Proper date:
02.09.1913-01.06.1914
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: China {modern state}: Guangdong {province}: Guangzhou {place}
People:
Subject
Keywords:
altar, religion and philosophy (general), ancestor worship, anthropomorphic representation, Confucianism, crane - representation of, interior, necropolis, statue
Individuals:
Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr)Name: Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1333
Date of Birth: 08.02.1872
Date of Death: 02.09.1952
Biography: After his return Müller was a travelling secretary of the Basel Mission until 1933. From 1913 to 1914 he was in China, Kalimantan and India, travelling with Dipper, Heinrich (Mr) on his inspection journey (02.09.1913 until 01.06.1914).
Profession: administrative assistant (Bürogehilfe)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
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Relationships
[Same image]: QQ-32.020.0103
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 7.3cm x 8.3cm
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
Identifier
Reference:
A-30.10.056
Citation:
Reference: BMA A-30.10.056
Title: "In der Totenstadt von Kanton. Opferaltar vor dem Sarg der Mutter des hingerichteten Polizei-Präsidenten. "
Creator: Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr)
Date: 02.09.1913-01.06.1914

Müller, Friedrich [China] (Mr), “In der Totenstadt von Kanton. Opferaltar vor dem Sarg der Mutter des hingerichteten Polizei-Präsidenten. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/50490.
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