Johannes Rebmann (January 16, 1820 – October 4, 1876) was a German missionary, linguist, and explorer credited with feats including being the first European, along with his colleague Johann Ludwig Krapf, to enter Africa from the Indian Ocean coast. In addition, he was the first European to find Kilimanjaro.[1] News of Rebmann's discovery was published in the Church Missionary Intelligencer in May 1849, but disregarded as mere fantasy for the next twelve years. The Geographical Society of London held that snow could not possibly occur let alone persist in such latitudes and considered the report to be the hallucination of a malaria-stricken missionary.[2] It was only in 1861 that researchers began their efforts to measure Kilimanjaro. Expeditions to Tanganyika between 1861 and 1865, led by the German Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken, confirmed Rebmann's report. Together with his colleague Johann Ludwig Krapf they were also the first Europeans to visit and report Mount Kenya.[3] Their work there is also thought to have had effects on future African expeditions by Europeans, including the exploits of Sir Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone.[4] After losing most of his eyesight and entering into a brief marriage, he died of pneumonia.
^Rebmann, J., 1858, “Bericht einer Reise zum Kilimandscharo”, in J. L. Krapf, Reisen in Ost-Afrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1837-55. Stuttgart, Kornthal.
^APG and TANAPA, 2000, Kilimanjaro: Africa’s Beacon. Harare, African Publishing Group (International) and Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa), 2nd edition.
^Fitzpatrick, Mary Tanzania (2005)
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interior began in the mid-19th century. In 1848 the German missionary JohannesRebmann became the first European to see Mount Kilimanjaro. British explorers...
been first used to refer to a location rather than a group of people. JohannesRebmann refers to "the inhabitants of the Dschagga" while describing the Taita...
days later. They were buried at Rabai. In 1846 Krapf together with JohannesRebmann set up a mission at Rabai. Dr. Krapf learnt the local languages and...
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ISBN 978-1-84162-254-5. Missionaries from Gerlingen: JohannesRebmann — Discoverer and explorer, JohannesRebmann Foundation, 4 June 2009, archived from the original...
November 2017. "Zimmermann, Johannes – Life and work – Johannes-Rebmann-Stiftung". www.johannes-rebmann-stiftung.de. Archived from the original on 24 November...
interior began in the mid-19th century. In 1848 the German missionary JohannesRebmann became the first European to see Mount Kilimanjaro. British explorers...
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Akamba word 'kiinyaa'. The first missionaries, Johann Ludwig Krapf, and JohannesRebmann, were led into Kenyas interior by Akamba long-distance traders. So...
in Siberia. December 3 German missionaries Johann Ludwig Krapf and JohannesRebmann become the first Europeans to see Mount Kenya. The Abgeordnetenhaus...
including the Britons Mungo Park and David Livingstone, the German JohannesRebmann, and the Frenchman René Caillié, explored the interior of the continent...
language code: nyf, Kigiryama". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2012-08-25. JohannesRebmann (1887). A Nika-English dictionary. Society for Promoting Christian...
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mission station near Mombasa, where they joined Johann Ludwig Krapf and JohannesRebmann. However, Wagner died on 1 August 1849. In the spring of 1850, Erhardt...
on the Coast. He is soon followed by other missionaries including JohannesRebmann who establish several mission stations around the country. 1908- By...
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