Johann Georg Krönlein
Johann Georg Krönlein (Segnitz, near Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, 19 March 1826 – Wynberg, Cape Town, Wynberg, Cape Colony, 27 January 1892) was a Rhenish Missionary Society, Rhenish Missionary pioneer in South West Africa and a Bible translator and lexicographer of the Khoekhoe language. A neighborhood in Keetmanshoop, which he founded in 1866, is named after him. Early life and education Krönlein was one of 11 children of Vitus Krönlein (1772–1834), a tanner, and Karoline Köllner (1794–1864), daughter of the pastor Wilhelm M.E. Köllner, who had a great influence on his grandchildren's choice of profession. Köllner wanted to become a missionary himself but later demurred. Several of Johann's sister's married pastors and two of his brothers took the missionary calling as well. At first set to become a tradesman, Krönlein decided to become a missionary in November 1846. He trained at the Rhenish Missionary Institute in Barmen from 1846 to 1850. In South West Africa ...
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