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Hanns Vischer

Swiss-British educationist and colonist in Nigeria
Person human Q1576567

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 14, 1876
Date of death
February 19, 1945
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Newport Pagnell
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Switzerland[8][9]
Occupation
explorer, missionary, colonial administrator
Educated at
Emmanuel College, St Lawrence College Junior School[10][11]
Religion or worldview
reformed[14]
Award received
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Order of the British Empire[12][13]
Cause of death
pneumonia[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Vischer[17]
Given name
Hanns[18]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hanns Vischer en Sir Hanns Vischer
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000120249012
VIAF cluster ID
44432724
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2008022514
GND ID
117436143
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13012371m
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
VSCR896H
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117436143
Dodis ID
P31832
FAST ID
1961157
FotoCH photographer ID
32682
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1216f4x5
HDS ID
049206
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117436143
NL CR AUT ID
jx20110610012
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007592372005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071421963
Open Library ID
OL5560603A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
40720
UK National Archives ID
F68307
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJh8Hjp6QFCjFvpJyhRR8C

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Switzerland
Family name 1
Vischer
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Occupation 1
explorer
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Newport Pagnell
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hanns Vischer was born on September 14, 1876[1], in Basel[2]. He died on February 19, 1945[3], in Newport Pagnell[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], missionary[6], and colonial administrator[7].

FAQs

Where was Hanns Vischer born?

Hanns Vischer's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Hanns Vischer die?

Hanns Vischer died in Newport Pagnell[4].

What did Hanns Vischer do for work?

Hanns Vischer worked as an explorer[5], missionary[6], and colonial administrator[7].

Where did Hanns Vischer go to school?

Hanns Vischer was educated at Emmanuel College[10] and St Lawrence College Junior School[11].

What awards did Hanns Vischer receive?

Honors received include Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[12] and Order of the British Empire[13].

Related Entities

Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Emmanuel College, St Lawrence College Junior School
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    Award received → Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Order of the British Empire
    Occupation → explorer, missionary, colonial administrator
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 24d ago · Labola · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, missionary, colonial administrator
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ff', 'ha', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: missionary"
  3. 11w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Religion or worldview → reformed
    Citizenship → —
    FotoCH photographer ID → 32682
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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