Christian Wilhelm Alheit (original) (raw)

Christian Wilhelm Alheit also known as Christoph Wilhelm Alheit 13 November 1817 in Mühlhausen, Thüringen - 21 March 1882 in Steinthal, Tulbagh district, was a Rhenish missionary. Alheit arrived in South Africa in 1842 and worked at mission stations in Tulbagh (1842-7), Schietfontein (1847–64), Stellenbosch (1864–73) and Saron (1873-1882). The hamlet of Alheit 28°45′00″S 20°33′00″E / 28.75000°S 20.55000°E on the Orange River between Kakamas and the Augrabies Falls, is named after him.