John Ulrich Graf
German missionary in Sierra Leone
About John Ulrich Graf
Born 1811.
John Ulrich Graf (1811 in Grub – 24 September 24, 1887) was a German missionary for the Church Missionary Society (CMS) who was active in Sierra Leone from 1837 to 1855. He was involved in the relocation of Yoruba recaptives to their homeland where the CMS was to set up missions at Abeokuta and Ibadan.
Graf first trained at the Basel Mission before coming to England. He was ordained as a deacon by James Henry Monk, the Bishop of Gloucester on 5 June 1836.
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German missionary in Sierra Leone
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