Historedia
Person

Johan Georg Widmann

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1842–1843

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johan Georg Widmann, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Andreas Riis's West Indian missionaries arrive on the Gold Coast

    1842–1843

    Role: Recruitment Team Member

    1. 1842-1843 · West IndiesWest Indian Recruitment

      Riis and colleagues traveled to Antigua and Jamaica to recruit black Christians for the Gold Coast mission, addressing labor shortages.

    2. 16 April 1843 · Christiansborg, Osu, AccraArrival at Christiansborg

      The group of 24 West Indian Moravians arrived at Christiansborg on 16 April 1843 after a difficult sea voyage.

Sources

  1. Andreas Riis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05