Fritz Ramseyer information

The Reverend
Friedrich Augustus Louis Ramseyer
The Reverend Friedrich Augustus Louis Ramseyer
	Fritz Ramseyer
Born	7 October 1840; Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died	6 August 1914 (aged 73); Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Education	Basel Mission Seminary, Basel, Switzerland
Occupations	Clergyman; Missionary; Builder;
Spouses	Rosa Louise Bontemps (m. 1866; died 1906); Elisa Uranie Bornand (m. 1908);
Children	8
Parents	Louis Adolph Ramseyer (father); Marie Wuersten (mother);
Church	Basel Evangelical Missionary Society
Orders
Ordination	Basel Minster, 1875

Friedrich Augustus Louis Ramseyer also Fritz Ramseyer (7 October 1840 – 6 August 1914)^[1] was a Swiss-born Basel missionary, who was captured by the Asante in 1869 in colonial Ghana, together with his wife Rosa Louise Ramseyer (née Bontemps), Basel mission technical staff, Johannes Kühne and French trader, Marie-Joseph Bonnat.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Ramseyer was later released in 1874 and pioneered the Christian mission in Kumasi and the rest of Asante.^[6]^[7]^[8] Additionally, he spearheaded the planting of churches in Abetifi. Apart from his evangelism, Ramseyer was instrumental in the expansion of opportunities in the fields of education, artisan industry training, land acquisition for building design and manpower development in the areas he lived and worked in.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Rytz, Stephan. "Ramseyer, Fritz". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Knispel, Martin and Kwakye, Nana Opare (2006). Pioneers of the Faith: Biographical Studies from Ghanaian Church History. Accra: Akuapem Presbytery Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Schweizer, Peter Alexander (2000). Survivors on the Gold Coast: The Basel Missionaries in Colonial Ghana. Smartline Pub. ISBN 9789988600013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Asamoah-Prah, Rexford Kwesi (2011). The Contribution of Ramseyer to the Development of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Asante (PDF). Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ "Our History | Ramseyer Presbyterian Church – Adum Kumasi, Ghana | That they all may be one!". www.ramseyerpresby.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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[:0-1] Rytz, Stephan. "Ramseyer, Fritz". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018.

[:4-2] Knispel, Martin and Kwakye, Nana Opare (2006). Pioneers of the Faith: Biographical Studies from Ghanaian Church History. Accra: Akuapem Presbytery Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:9-3] Schweizer, Peter Alexander (2000). Survivors on the Gold Coast: The Basel Missionaries in Colonial Ghana. Smartline Pub. ISBN 9789988600013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[:12-4] Asamoah-Prah, Rexford Kwesi (2011). The Contribution of Ramseyer to the Development of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Asante (PDF). Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[5] "Our History | Ramseyer Presbyterian Church – Adum Kumasi, Ghana | That they all may be one!". www.ramseyerpresby.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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The Reverend Friedrich Augustus Louis Ramseyer
Fritz Ramseyer
Born	(1840-10-07)7 October 1840 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died	6 August 1914(1914-08-06) (aged 73) Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Education	Basel Mission Seminary, Basel, Switzerland
Occupations	Clergyman Missionary Builder
Spouses	Rosa Louise Bontemps (m. 1866; died 1906) Elisa Uranie Bornand (m. 1908)
Children	8
Parents	Louis Adolph Ramseyer (father) Marie Wuersten (mother)

Church	Basel Evangelical Missionary Society


Orders
Ordination	Basel Minster, 1875