"In Amedzowe. "
Item Details
Title:
"In Amedzowe. "
Alternate title:
"In Amedzowe."
Description
Names
Creator:
Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)[leer] N
Dates
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent of origin}: Ghana {country of origin}: Amedzofe {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
bench, couple, trade, firm's nameplate, forest, forest scene, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, missionary f, missionary m, photographer m, portrait of two - man and woman Individuals:
Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)Name: Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 1342
Date of Birth: 01.07.1859
Date of Death: 20.03.1925
Biography: Bremen Mission. BV ("List of the Brethren") confirms that he left the Basel Mission in 1879 and went to Togo with the Bremen Mission until 1921. I.e. as a Swiss national he was allowed to remain in Togo though the war period.
Profession: student of theology (Seminarist)
Geographic references: Mission area: Togo {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bürgi-Wachter, Frieda (Mrs)
Need more information?, [leer] N, Bürgi-Wachter, Frieda (Mrs)Name: Bürgi-Wachter, Frieda (Mrs)
Date of Death: 27.03.1958
Biography: Second wife of Bürgi, Ernst (Mr).
Geographic references: Mission area: Togo {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 5.9cm x 8.9cm
[Condition]: good - medium
[Type of support]: [leerl] W 1201
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
[Condition]: good - medium
[Type of support]: [leerl] W 1201
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
Identifier
Reference:
QD-30.109.0043
Citation:
Reference: BMA QD-30.109.0043
Title: "In Amedzowe. "
Creator: Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)[leer] N
Date:
Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)[leer] N, “In Amedzowe. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71917.
Title: "In Amedzowe. "
Creator: Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)[leer] N
Date:
Bürgi, Ernst (Mr)[leer] N, “In Amedzowe. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71917.
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