Johann Flierl
German Lutheran missionary
Born on: April 16, 1858Died on: September 30, 1947
Aged: 89 years 167 days (1073 months)
Birth Sign: Aries
Johann Flierl was a pioneer Lutheran missionary in New Guinea. He established mission schools and organised the construction of roads and communication between otherwise remote interior locations.
Under his leadership, Lutheran evangelicalism flourished in New Guinea. He founded the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in the Sattelberg, and a string of filial stations on the northeastern coast of New Guinea including the Malahang Mission Station.
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