About Alois Kayser
Lived 1877 – 1944 (aged 67). Alois Kayser was a French missionary, linguist and writer.
Alois Kayser (March 29, 1877 in Lupstein, Alsace – October 21, 1944 in Chuuk) was a German-French Roman Catholic missionary who spent almost forty years on Nauru and wrote a Nauruan grammar (and possibly a Nauruan language dictionary). In 1943, he was deported along with , a Swiss missionary, as well as most of the Nauruan population, by the Japanese to Truk Atoll in Micronesia, where he died.
In his honour, the government of Nauru named the technical school in the district Ewa after him.
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Who was Alois Kayser?
German missionary
When was Alois Kayser born?
Alois Kayser was born on 29 March 1877 in Lupstein.
When did Alois Kayser die?
Alois Kayser died on 21 October 1944 in Chuuk.
What was Alois Kayser's occupation?
Alois Kayser was a missionary, linguist and writer.
What nationality was Alois Kayser?
Alois Kayser was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alois Kayser. https://biography.guide/alois-kayser/
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