Johannes Rebmann

Religious Leader

Birthday January 16, 1820

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Oct 4, 1876 (56)

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About

German explorer and religious missionary who became the first European to locate Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Before fame

He was born in Gerlingen, Wurttemberg to a winegrower and farmer father.

Trivia

He stayed on the African continent for nearly thirty years.

Family life

His 1876 marriage to Louise Dauble Rebmann lasted less than a year, as he passed away from pneumonia in the fall.

Associated with

He and Placide Tempels both served as missionaries in Africa.