- Gottlieb Viehe
Gottlieb Viehe; full name 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-dayNamibia .His first exposure to missionary work in Africa was in 1867 at the settlement of
Otjimbingwe where here worked with theOvaherero . In 1870 he moved toOmaruru and established a small school for children of European settlers. In 1872, he built a mission house in Omaruru, and soon after translated theNew Testament into theOtjiherero language.In 1885, Viehe constructed the first
meteorological station in the newly formed colony ofGerman Southwest Africa at Omaruru. In 1890, he moved toOkahandja where he was head of a small school called the "Augustineum". It was here he had a confrontation withTheodor Leutwein , commandant of the "Schutztruppe ", who accused Viehe of "mild treatment" in regards to his relations with indigenous Africans.External links
* [http://www.klausdierks.com/FrontpageMain.html Biography of Gottlieb Viehe]
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