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Alexander Merensky
Alexander Merensky
Born(1837-06-08)June 8, 1837
Panten
DiedMay 22, 1918(1918-05-22) (aged 80)
Berlin
NationalityGerman
OccupationMissionary
Known forWorking in South Africa
Mission church at Botshabelo
Fort Merensky

Alexander Merensky (8 June 1837 in Panten near Liegnitz – 22 May 1918 in Berlin)[1] was a German missionary, working in South Africa (Transvaal) from 1859 to 1892.[2]

  1. ^ "Alexander Anton Bertholdt Merensky". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2024.
  2. ^ Zöllner, Linda; Heese, J.A. (1984). The Berlin Missionaries in South Africa and their Descendants. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, Institute for Historial Research. pp. 253–255.

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