"Geschw. Dr. Fisch mit Hausgenossen. Aburi 1909. "
Item Details
Title:
"Geschw. Dr. Fisch mit Hausgenossen. Aburi 1909. "
Alternate title:
"The Fisches and the people living with them, Aburi 1909."
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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Dates
Date early:
1909
Proper date:
1909
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {traditional states}: Akwapim {traditional state}: Aburi {place}
People:
Subject
Keywords:
doctor m, doctor's wife, domestic servant f, domestic servant m, communication, group, religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, missionary f, missionary m, nursemaid, textile pattern, woman, women's wear
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)
Need more information?, Fisch-Schneider, Emma Katharina (Mrs)Name: Fisch-Schneider, Emma Katharina (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 22.03.1859
Date of Death: 27.09.1948
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)
Need more information?, Hertlein, Sophie (Ms)Name: Hertlein, Sophie (Ms)
Basel mission membership number: SV 0071
Date of Birth: 19.02.1873
Date of Death: 31.01.1960
Profession: midwife
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Isliker, Jakob (Mr)Name: Isliker, Jakob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1142
Date of Birth: 09.10.1860
Date of Death: 18.08.1920
Biography: Isliker was sent to Ghana as an agricultural worker. Dismissed 1887 and hired instead as paid employee in 1891. 1896 given status of a missionary, dismissed again 1900. Worked in Ghana as a building contractor from 1900.
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Relationships
[Same image]: QD-30.031.0037
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 8cm x 16.9cm
[Condition]: bad
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QW-30.006.0022
Citation:
Reference: BMA QW-30.006.0022
Title: "Geschw. Dr. Fisch mit Hausgenossen. Aburi 1909. "
Creator: Fisch, Rudolf (Mr)
Date: 1909

Fisch, Rudolf (Mr), “Geschw. Dr. Fisch mit Hausgenossen. Aburi 1909. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 6, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/85291.
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