"Hongkong 17. Aug. 1930. Rückkehr von Missionar Fischle u. Missionar Weller von Gefangenschaft. "
Item Details
Title:
"Hongkong 17. Aug. 1930. Rückkehr von Missionar Fischle u. Missionar Weller von Gefangenschaft. "
Alternate title:
"Hong Kong 17th August 1930. Revs. Fischle and Weller on their return from their captivity."
Description
Names
Creator:
Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr)Name: Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1589
Date of Birth: 19.09.1880
Date of Death: 28.05.1944
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Dietrich-Maier, Martha (Mrs)
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Dates
Date early:
17.08.1930
Proper date:
17.08.1930
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: China {modern state}: Hong Kong (Xianggang) Special Administrative Region {province}: Hong Kong, general {place}
People:
Subject
Keywords:
flowerpot, child, girl, girls' wear, communication, group, men's wear, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, missionary f, missionary m, plant, woman, women's wear
Individuals:
Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr)Name: Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1589
Date of Birth: 19.09.1880
Date of Death: 28.05.1944
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Dietrich-Maier, Martha (Mrs)
Need more information?, Fischle, Ernst Wilhelm (Mr)Name: Fischle, Ernst Wilhelm (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2178
Date of Birth: 16.11.1897
Date of Death: 27.06.1969
Biography: Fischle was held captive by communist troops 17.08.1929 to 11.12.1930).
Profession: constructional technician (Bautechniker)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fischle-Sauberschwarz, Gertrud (Mrs)
Need more information?, Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)Name: Götz, August Gotthilf (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1979
Date of Birth: 26.02.1892
Date of Death: 22.02.1963
Biography: After his return from China Goetz was a travelling secretary of the Basel Mission in Germany until 1954.
Profession: baker (Bäcker)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Götz-Schmid, Elisabeth Luise (Mrs)
Need more information?, Walter, Georg Ernst (Mr)Name: Walter, Georg Ernst (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1955
Date of Birth: 19.11.1886
Date of Death: 07.01.1975
Biography: Walter was held captured by communist troops (17.08.1929-11.12.1930). He returned from China in 1931 and was then a city missioner in Zürich (1933-1940) and a pastor in Winterthur (1940-1956). From 1946 to 1948 he was in China again.
Profession: curate (Pfarrvikar)
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Need more information?, Fischle-Sauberschwarz, Gertrud (Mrs)Name: Fischle-Sauberschwarz, Gertrud (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 05.06.1904
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") does not give the date of Mrs Fischle's death.
Geographic references: Mission area: China {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fischle, Ernst Wilhelm (Mr)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 8cm x 10.5cm
[Condition]: good - medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QA-30.012.0018
Citation:
Reference: BMA QA-30.012.0018
Title: "Hongkong 17. Aug. 1930. Rückkehr von Missionar Fischle u. Missionar Weller von Gefangenschaft. "
Creator: Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr)
Date: 17.08.1930

Dietrich, Gottlob Friedrich (Mr), “Hongkong 17. Aug. 1930. Rückkehr von Missionar Fischle u. Missionar Weller von Gefangenschaft. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 28, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/63632.
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