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'''Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Viehe''' (March 27, 1839 - January 1, 1901) was a [[Germans|German]] [[missionary]] of the ''Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft'' ([[Rhenish Missionary Society]]) and an early settler in present-day [[Namibia]]. He was born in Mennighöffen, (now part of the city of [[Löhne]]). |
'''Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Viehe''' (March 27, 1839 - January 1, 1901) was a [[Germans|German]] [[missionary]] of the ''Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft'' ([[Rhenish Missionary Society]]) and an early settler in present-day [[Namibia]]. He was born in Mennighöffen, (now part of the city of [[Löhne]]). |
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His first exposure to missionary work in [[Africa]] was in 1867 at the settlement of [[Otjimbingwe]] where |
His first exposure to missionary work in [[Africa]] was in 1867 at the settlement of [[Otjimbingwe]] where he worked with the [[Ovaherero]]. In 1870 he moved to [[Omaruru, Namibia|Omaruru]] and established a small school for children of European settlers. In 1872, he built a mission house in Omaruru, and soon after translated the [[New Testament]] into the [[Otjiherero]] language. |
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In 1885, Viehe constructed the first [[meteorological]] station in the newly formed [[colony]] of [[German Southwest Africa]] at Omaruru. In 1890, he moved to [[Okahandja]], where he was head of the [[Augustineum, Okahandja|Augustineum]]. It was here he had a confrontation with [[Theodor Leutwein]], commandant of the ''[[Schutztruppe]]'', who accused Viehe of "mild treatment" in regards to his relations with indigenous Africans. |
In 1885, Viehe constructed the first [[meteorological]] station in the newly formed [[colony]] of [[German Southwest Africa]] at Omaruru. In 1890, he moved to [[Okahandja]], where he was head of the [[Augustineum, Okahandja|Augustineum]]. It was here he had a confrontation with [[Theodor Leutwein]], commandant of the ''[[Schutztruppe]]'', who accused Viehe of "mild treatment" in regards to his relations with indigenous Africans. |
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Revision as of 14:19, 10 October 2015
Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Viehe (March 27, 1839 - January 1, 1901) was a German missionary of the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft (Rhenish Missionary Society) and an early settler in present-day Namibia. He was born in Mennighöffen, (now part of the city of Löhne).
His first exposure to missionary work in Africa was in 1867 at the settlement of Otjimbingwe where he worked with the Ovaherero. In 1870 he moved to Omaruru and established a small school for children of European settlers. In 1872, he built a mission house in Omaruru, and soon after translated the New Testament into the Otjiherero language.
In 1885, Viehe constructed the first meteorological station in the newly formed colony of German Southwest Africa at Omaruru. In 1890, he moved to Okahandja, where he was head of the Augustineum. It was here he had a confrontation with Theodor Leutwein, commandant of the Schutztruppe, who accused Viehe of "mild treatment" in regards to his relations with indigenous Africans.
External links
- Namibia Library of Dr. Klaus Dierks (biography of Gottlieb Viehe)
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