"Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. "
Item Details
Title:
"Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. "
Alternate title:
"Koforidua, funeral celebrations."
Description
Names
Creator:
Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)Name: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0985
Date of Birth: 19.11.1856
Date of Death: 02.12.1946
Biography: Fisch went to Ghana as a qualified medical doctor,though not entitled to practice in Switzerland. He was a medical student at the University of Basel from 1880 to 1884. After his return he was a preacher for free church congregations.
Profession: saddler (Sattler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fisch-Schneider, Emma Katharina (Mrs)
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Basel mission membership number: 0985
Date of Birth: 19.11.1856
Date of Death: 02.12.1946
Biography: Fisch went to Ghana as a qualified medical doctor,though not entitled to practice in Switzerland. He was a medical student at the University of Basel from 1880 to 1884. After his return he was a preacher for free church congregations.
Profession: saddler (Sattler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fisch-Schneider, Emma Katharina (Mrs)
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1885
Date late:
31.12.1911
Proper date:
01.01.1885-31.12.1911
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {modern regions}: Eastern Region {modern region}: Koforidua {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
death ceremony, firearm, ritual, stick, religion and philosophy (general), indigenous African religions Individuals:
Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)Name: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 0985
Date of Birth: 19.11.1856
Date of Death: 02.12.1946
Biography: Fisch went to Ghana as a qualified medical doctor,though not entitled to practice in Switzerland. He was a medical student at the University of Basel from 1880 to 1884. After his return he was a preacher for free church congregations.
Profession: saddler (Sattler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fisch-Schneider, Emma Katharina (Mrs)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Condition]: good
[Special format]: stereo
[Type of support]: glass
[Process]: b/w negative, gelatin dry plate
[Special format]: stereo
[Type of support]: glass
[Process]: b/w negative, gelatin dry plate
Identifier
Reference:
QD-32.008.0272
Citation:
Reference: BMA QD-32.008.0272
Title: "Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. "
Creator: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1885-31.12.1911
Fisch, Rudolf (Mr), “Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 3, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/72287.
Title: "Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. "
Creator: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1885-31.12.1911
Fisch, Rudolf (Mr), “Koforodua, Totenfeierlichkeit. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 3, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/72287.
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