"Die ersten Goldküstenmissionare u. Insp Praetorius. "
Item Details
Title:
"Die ersten Goldküstenmissionare u. Insp Praetorius. "
Alternate title:
"The first Gold Coast missionaries, and Inspector Praetorius."
Description
Names
Creator:
unknown studio
Dates
Date early:
December 1828
Proper date:
December 1828
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Location:
People:
Subject
Keywords:
inspector m, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, missionary m, portrait m
Individuals:
Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (Mr)Name: Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0357
Date of Birth: 19.11.1827
Date of Death: 16.12.1895
Biography: Christaller was sent out to Akropong to do linguistic research on the Twi language. He compiled a Twi grammar and dictionary, translated collections of Twi sayings and songs into English and translated the Bible into Twi. He was married twice.
Profession: administrative clerk (Schreiber)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Dieterle, Johannes Christian (Mr)Name: Dieterle, Johannes Christian (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0248
Date of Birth: 20.07.1816
Date of Death: 17.10.1898
Biography: From 1847 to 1854 Dieterle was in Akropong, from 1857 on in Aburi. In 1869 he went back to Europe for two years, but returned to Ghana (Aburi) again in 1871.
Profession: turner (Drechsler)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Dieterle-Mack, Catherina Friederike (Mrs)
Need more information?, Henke, Johann Philipp (Mr)Name: Henke, Johann Philipp (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0055
Date of Birth: 30.12.1798
Date of Death: 29.08.1831
Profession: servant (Bedienter)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Holzwarth, Gottlieb (Mr)Name: Holzwarth, Gottlieb (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0078
Date of Birth: 19.07.1802
Date of Death: 12.08.1829
Profession: shoemaker (Schuhmacher)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Prätorius, Hermann (Mr)Name: Prätorius, Hermann (Mr)
Date of Birth: 25.06.1852
Date of Death: 07.04.1883
Biography: Inspector and secretary of Basel Mission.
Relationships: Tochter/Sohn von: Prätorius-Finckh, Wilhelmine (Mrs)
Need more information?, Riis, Andreas (Mr)Name: Riis, Andreas (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0124
Date of Birth: 12.01.1804
Date of Death: 20.01.1854
Biography: Riis left the Basel Mission after 1845 and moved to Stavanger, Norway.
Profession: glazier (Glaser)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Salbach, Karl Ferdinand (Mr)Name: Salbach, Karl Ferdinand (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0063
Date of Birth: 28.12.1799
Date of Death: 29.08.1829
Biography: Teacher in the Mission Seminary Basel Jan.-Aug. 1826.
Profession: shoemaker (Schuhmacher)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Schmid, Johann Gottlieb (Mr)Name: Schmid, Johann Gottlieb (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0064
Date of Birth: 08.08.1804
Date of Death: 29.08.1829
Biography: Teacher in the Mission Seminary Basel Jan.-Aug. 1826
Profession: ribbon-maker (Bandweber)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 7cm x 10.5cm
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QS-30.022.0143
Citation:
Reference: BMA QS-30.022.0143
Title: "Die ersten Goldküstenmissionare u. Insp Praetorius. "
Creator: unknown studio
Date: December 1828

unknown studio, “Die ersten Goldküstenmissionare u. Insp Praetorius. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/82323.
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