Emilie Christaller
Christiane Emilie Christaller, née Ziegler, (1829 – 13 August 1866) was a German educator and missionary in Akropong in colonial Ghana. She was the first wife of Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1827–1895), a German missionary, linguist and philologist of the Basel Mission, notable for his leading role in the translation of the entire Holy Bible into the Twi language.
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Born | Christiane Emilie Ziegler 1829 Waiblingen, Germany |
Died | 13 August 1866 36–37) | (aged
Nationality | German |
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Known for | Women's vocational education on the Gold Coast |
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Children | 5 |
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