Arnold, John Mühleisen, 1817-1881

Germany Lutheran missionary who traveled to Jerusalem, India, and South Africa as a missionary, focusing particularly on Muslims

HMML ID
586756943164
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/586756943164
LC name
Arnold, John Mühleisen, 1817-1881
HMML name
Arnold, John Mühleisen, 1817-1881
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2022097456
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/28686212

Variants

  • Arnold, J. M.
  • Arnold, John M.
  • Arnold, John Muehleisen

Name elements

Given names
John ● Mühleisen
Family names
Arnold
Honorific prefixes
Rev. ● Dr.

Personal information

Birth date
1817-08-06
Death date
1881-12-09
Centuries
19th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages
Arabic ● English ● German

Affiliations

Graduate of

General notes

Description
Born August 6, 1817 in Zell, Württemberg; died December 9, 1881, in Cape Town, South Africa
Citations
Johan Mühleisen, "John Muehleisen Arnold," in Christian-Muslim Relations, 1500-1900 (Brill), accessed March 29, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2451-9537_cmrii_COM_30988.
Description
Reverend Dr. John Mühleisen Arnold, a Lutheran missionary who was in Cape Town from 1875-1881; author of the book Islam: Its History, Character, and Relation to Christianity (1874); born Augusty 6, 1817 in Börtlingen, Germany, died December 9, 1881; studied at Universität Tübingen; did foreign mission work in Jerusalem, East Africa, Bombay
Citations
Ebrahim Salie, "Christian Missionary Discourse, Propaganda, and 'Die verdommde cruis': An Analysis of Reverend Dr. J. M. Arnold's Mission to Muslims in Colonial Cape Town, 1875-1881," in Orientalism, European Hegemony, Christianity, and Islam in the Western Cape, South Africa, c. 1806-1880s (2016), 120-121, https://www.academia.edu/31106646.
Citations
42364, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed March 29, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/600539.

Preferred citation

"Arnold, John Mühleisen, 1817-1881." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 02, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/586756943164

Change notes

Date added
2022-03-29
Last edited
2022-09-02