Theophilus Waldmeier (1832 in Basel – 1915) was a Swiss
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
missionary. Married Susan Bell, eldest daughter of John Bell, at Magdala, Ethiopia on 4 December 185
He was held prisoner by Ethiopian
Tewodros II of Ethiopia, King Theodore and later released by
General Napier's British troops at the siege of
Magdala
Magdala (Aramaic: מגדלא, ''Magdala'', meaning "tower"; Hebrew: , ''Migdal''; ar, المجدل, ''al-Majdal'') was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magda ...
, Ethiopia in 1868.
He went to
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
with the British Syrian Mission (which was founded in 1860). He started the Friends' Syrian Mission in 1873, founded
Brummana High School
Brummana High School (BHS, ar, مدرسة برمانا العالية) is a private school in Lebanon. It is located in the village of Brummana, situated in Metn, Mount Lebanon, east of the capital city Beirut.
This school was established in ...
in 1873 and the Asfuriya Mental Hospital in 1894. In 1874, he traveled to Europe to seek financial backing from the Society of Friends. British and American Quakers provided support for the Brummana School.
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1832 births
1915 deaths
Swiss Protestant missionaries
Swiss Quakers
Quaker missionaries
Protestant missionaries in Ethiopia
Protestant missionaries in Lebanon
Swiss expatriates in Ethiopia
Swiss expatriates in Lebanon
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