Johann Martin Flad
Johann Martin Flad (born January 7, 1831 in Undingen , † April 1, 1915 in Korntal ) was an Africa missionary.
Life
He was trained in St. Chrischona . Originally a member of the Basel Mission , he traveled to Ethiopia in 1855 and accompanied the missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf . From 1861 to 1915 he worked for the London Society for the Promotion of Christianity among the Falaschas . With other missionaries he founded a school in Avora near Gondar in 1856 and a mission station in Kohula near Jénda north of Lake Tana in 1861.
Fonts (selection)
- Brief description of the previously almost unknown Abyssinian Jews (Falascha). Your origin, place of residence, physique, food etc. Trades, worship, sacrifices, monks, nuns, priests, prophets, black artists, festivals, purification laws, books, engagements, weddings, marriage, death and burial . Kornthal 1869.
- Twelve Years in Abyssinia or History of King Theodoros II and the Mission under his reign . Basel 1869.
- 60 years in the mission among the Falashas in Abyssinia. Self-biography of the missionary Johann Martin Flad . Giessen 1922.
- The Holy Bible in Amharic . London 1915, OCLC 55086471 .
literature
- as editor W. Douglas Veitch: Notes from the Journal of FM Flad, one of bishop Gobat's pilgrim missionaries in Abyssinia . London 1860.
- Friedrich Flad: The prisoner of Magdala. Johann Martin Flads life and work for Abyssinia . Stuttgart 1935, OCLC 883176650 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flad, Johann Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flad, JM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Africa missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Absurdity |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1915 |
| Place of death | Korntal-Münchingen |