Johannes Winter | |
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 Johannes Winter | |
| Born | 17 December 1847 Pniel, Orange Free State |
| Died | 7 April 1921 (aged 73) Farm Mecklenburg, Lydenburg |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Wangemann, daughter of Theodor Wangemann |
| Children | Christian August Theodor, Anna Maria Dorothea, Johannes Paul Daniel, Elizabeth Johanna, Michael Ernst Gerhard |
| Parent(s) | August Wilhelm Winter, Anna Rosina Erdmuthe Schüttge |
Johannes August Winter (17 December 1847 – 7 April 1921)[1] was a German Lutheran missionary for the Berlin Missionary Society (BMS) who played an important role in the formation of the Lutheran Bapedi Church in South Africa at the turn of the 19th century, against a backdrop of competing political and economic power struggles between British, Afrikaner and native tribal interests.
- ^ Zöllner, Linda; Heese, J.A. (1984). The Berlin Missionaries in South Africa and their Descendants. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, Institute for Historial Research. p. 466. ISBN 0796900108.