Robert Turner (Bahai)
Robert Turner (born October 15, 1855 in Virginia , † July 1909 in California ) is the first black man on the American continent to become a Baha'i . He was posthumously appointed a disciple of Abdu'l Baha by Shoghi Effendi .
Life
Robert Turner was the butler for the philanthropist Phoebe Hearst . The Bahai Lua Getsinger visited San Francisco shortly before 1898 . It was through her that Phoebe Hearst and Robert Turner learned and accepted the teachings of Baha'u'llah . Phoebe Hearst invited several believers on a pilgrimage. This was the first pilgrimage by believers with a Christian background from the west. Robert Turner, who met Abdu'l Baha in February 1899 while he was imprisoned in Acre , also took part . Robert Turner remained an avowed believer until his death.
literature
- O. Zebby Whitehead: Some Early Bahá'ís of the West . George Ronald, Oxford UK 1976, ISBN 0-85398-065-9 , pp. 15-18 .
- Robert H. Stockman: Thornton Chase. First American Bahá'ís . Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the United States, Wilmette 2002, ISBN 0-87743-282-1 , pp. 139-156 .
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| SURNAME | Turner, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Baha'i |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1909 |
| Place of death | California |