Johann Gottlieb Schwarz
Johann Gottlieb Schwarz | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 21 April 1800 Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 1 February 1859 (aged 58) Manado, Dutch East Indies |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| Institute | Netherlands Missionary Society |
Johann Gottlieb Schwarz (21 April 1800 – 1 February 1859) was a German Protestant missionary who was active in proselytization to the Minahasan people in the nineteenth century. He established his mission at the town of Langowan, in modern Minahasa Regency. He is today celebrated by the Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa as a pioneer of Christianity in the region, along with Johann Friedrich Riedel.