Christian Martin Kleis
Resident trader on Nui in the late 19th century
About Christian Martin Kleis
Born 1850. Christian Martin Kleis was a Danish trader.
Martin Kleis (1850–1908) with Kotalo Kleis and their son Hans Martin Kleis (unidentified person at rear). Photo taken on Nui atoll, Ellice Islands. Christian Martin Kleis (1850–1908), known as Martin Kleis, was born in Denmark and died in the Ellice Islands (Tuvalu). Kleis was the resident trader on Nui in the late 19th century.
Kleis sold copra to Henderson and Macfarlane. In 1892 Captain E.H.M. Davis of reported on trading activities and traders on each of the Ellice Islands. The ship visited Nui on 29 July 1892. Captain Davis recorded in the ship’s journal that Kleis exported about 100 tons of copra in a good year.
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Who was Christian Martin Kleis?
resident trader on Nui in the late 19th century
When was Christian Martin Kleis born?
Christian Martin Kleis was born in 1850 in Denmark.
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Christian Martin Kleis was a trader.
What nationality was Christian Martin Kleis?
Christian Martin Kleis was Danish.
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