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Hermann Schmitt, born 20 June 1899, a German Mennonite of the [[Deutschhof (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Deutschhof congregation]], was sent out in November 1926 by the [[Doopsgezinde Zendingsraad|Dutch Mennonite Missions Association]] as a missionary on [[Java (Indonesia)|Java]], serving at [[Taju (Java, Indonesia)|Taju]] and [[Margoredjo Mennonite Mission (Jawa, Indonesia)|Margoredjo]]. During World War II the ship on which Schmitt and his brother-in-law [[Stauffer, Otto (1904-1942)|Otto Stauffer]], also a missionary, were transported was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean on 18 January 1942, and both perished. | Hermann Schmitt, born 20 June 1899, a German Mennonite of the [[Deutschhof (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Deutschhof congregation]], was sent out in November 1926 by the [[Doopsgezinde Zendingsraad|Dutch Mennonite Missions Association]] as a missionary on [[Java (Indonesia)|Java]], serving at [[Taju (Java, Indonesia)|Taju]] and [[Margoredjo Mennonite Mission (Jawa, Indonesia)|Margoredjo]]. During World War II the ship on which Schmitt and his brother-in-law [[Stauffer, Otto (1904-1942)|Otto Stauffer]], also a missionary, were transported was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean on 18 January 1942, and both perished. | ||
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Hermann Schmitt, born 20 June 1899, a German Mennonite of the Deutschhof congregation, was sent out in November 1926 by the Dutch Mennonite Missions Association as a missionary on Java, serving at Taju and Margoredjo. During World War II the ship on which Schmitt and his brother-in-law Otto Stauffer, also a missionary, were transported was torpedoed in the Indian Ocean on 18 January 1942, and both perished.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Schmitt, Hermann (1899-1942)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schmitt,_Hermann_(1899-1942)&oldid=77560.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Schmitt, Hermann (1899-1942). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schmitt,_Hermann_(1899-1942)&oldid=77560.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 468, 1148. All rights reserved.
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