"Zwerg von Abetifi. "
Item Details
Title:
"Zwerg von Abetifi. "
Alternate title:
"The Dwarf of Abetifi."
Description
Names
Creator:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Name: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1888
Date late:
31.12.1895
Proper date:
01.01.1888-31.12.1895
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People:
Subject
Keywords:
dwarf m, firearm, portrait m Individuals:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Name: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Ata (Mr)Name: Ata (Mr)
Biography: Dwarf in the court of the chief of Abetifi.
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Relationships
[Same image]: QD-30.042.0044
[Same image]: QD-30.043.0044
[Same image]: QD-32.024.0039
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 15.6cm x 11cm
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
D-30.14.058
Citation:
Reference: BMA D-30.14.058
Title: "Zwerg von Abetifi. "
Creator: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1888-31.12.1895
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr), “Zwerg von Abetifi. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 11, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/56682.
Title: "Zwerg von Abetifi. "
Creator: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1888-31.12.1895
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr), “Zwerg von Abetifi. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 11, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/56682.
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