Junod, Henri Alexandre, 1863-1934

Contributed to

The life of a South African tribe
book chapter 1927

Summary: Henri-Alexandre Junod was a Swiss-born South African missionary, ethnographer, anthropologist, linguist and naturalist, stationed for much of his career at Shiluvane mission station outside Tzaneen in Limpopo Province. He received an early training in Protestant ministry at Neuchâtel, Basel and Berlin. He was one of the founding members of the Lemana Training College at Njhakanjhaka village near the Township of Waterval at Elim in 1906. Together with Reverend Creux of Valdezia mission station, he codified the language of the Tsonga people, which they called 'Thonga', but later renamed Xitsonga. Together with a group of Swiss Missionaries, such as Georges Liengme, he helped in the establishment of Elim Hospital in 1899. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1863-05-17 [2]
Birth Place: Saint-Martin (Neuenburg, Schweiz) [2]; Chézard-Saint-Martin [4]
Died: 1934-05-22 [2]
Death Place: Genf [2]; Geneva [4]
Country: Switzerland [2]; Africa [2]
Language: French [3]
Occupation: theologian [4]; entomologist [4]; anthropologist [4]; linguist [4]; missionary [4]; naturalist [4]; botanical collector [4]; zoological collector [4]
Educated at: University of Neuchâtel [4]
Country of Education: Switzerland [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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