David Nitschmann der Syndikus (David Nitschmann the
Syndic
Syndic (Late Latin: '; Greek: ' – one who helps in a court of justice, an advocate, representative) is a term applied in certain countries to an officer of government with varying powers, and secondly to a representative or delegate of a universi ...
; September 20, 1703 in Zauchtenthal/
Suchdol nad Odrou – March 28, 1779 in
Zeist
Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year ...
) was a
Czech-born
Moravian missionary.
He went to the East Indies and served briefly as a missionary in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. He was forced to leave because of political difficulties.
He became a leading member of the executive boards of the
Herrnhuter or
Moravian Brethren and often led negotiations with governments, hence his title "Syndicus".
His son was
Christian David Nitschmann.
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1703 births
1779 deaths
Moravian Church missionaries
Protestant missionaries in Sri Lanka
Czech Protestant missionaries
Czech people of the Moravian Church
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