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Samuel Gobat

Anglican bishop (1799-1879)
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Samuel Gobat
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
January 26, 1799
Date of death
May 11, 1879
Place of birth
Crémines
Place of death
Jerusalem
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[17]
Occupation
translator, Bible translator, missionary, Anglican priest, bishop
Position held
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem[18]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism, reformed[19][20]
Father
David Gobat[11]
Mother
Susanne Gobat[12]
Spouse
Maria Gobat[13]
Child
Hanna Maria Sophie Gobat, Dora Rappard, Maria Kober-Gobat[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[32]
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, History of Missiology[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Family name
Gobat[23]
Given name
Samuel[24]
Honorific prefix
His Eminence[22]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Crémines[25]
Name in native language
Samuel Gobat[33]
Place of burial
Mount Zion Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel Gobat ar صموئيل غوبات he סמואל גובאט ru Гоба, Самуэль ru Самуэль Гоба uk Самуель Ґобат
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000066339702
VIAF cluster ID
2528438
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no94023621
GND ID
118695541
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12251101p
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00398336, cnp01335311
DDB person (GND) ID
118695541
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118695541
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
40511
FAST ID
342276
Freebase ID
/m/0403v6
Geni profile ID
6000000022917688896
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Samuel_Gobat
HDS ID
011133
IdRef ID
031262147
IxTheo authority ID
079477550
J9U entity ID
987007312150505171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118695541
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
G/gobat-samuel-dd
Merkelstiftung person ID
I2871
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/6A94AE88-3585-4996-8E5C-99B824202E70
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000295608
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp94158
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
105206202
Open Library ID
OL2033027A
OpenMLOL author ID
142655
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
76101
SNAC ARK ID
w6cv4zkk
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/11519
UK National Archives ID
F67732
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/304873
WikiTree person ID
Gobat-14
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMByfw9xv7H4B3Pjb8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/0b367f4c-6ee2-4094-9d9a-0f192ec78bfc

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Svensk uppslagsbok, History of Missiology
Occupation 4
missionary, translator, Anglican priest, Bible translator
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Samuel
Honorific prefix 1
His Eminence
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Crémines
Place of birth 1
Crémines
Place of burial 1
Mount Zion Cemetery
Place of death 1
Jerusalem
Religion or worldview 1
Anglicanism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Samuel Gobat was born on January 26, 1799[1], in Crémines[2]. He died on May 11, 1879[3], in Jerusalem[4]. He worked as a translator[5], Bible translator[6], missionary[7], Anglican priest[8], and bishop[9].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Gobat born?

Samuel Gobat was born in Crémines[2].

Where did Samuel Gobat die?

Samuel Gobat died in Jerusalem[4].

Who were Samuel Gobat's parents?

Samuel Gobat's father was David Gobat[11]. Samuel Gobat's mother was Susanne Gobat[12].

Who was Samuel Gobat married to?

Samuel Gobat's spouses include Maria Gobat[13].

What did Samuel Gobat do for work?

Samuel Gobat worked as a translator[5], Bible translator[6], missionary[7], Anglican priest[8], and bishop[9].

Related Entities

Jerusalem Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Geneological database Merkel-Zeller. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Geneological database Merkel-Zeller. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Geneological database Merkel-Zeller. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . History of Missiology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Hanna Maria Sophie Gobat, Dora Rappard, Maria Kober-Gobat
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
  4. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of death: 11 May 1879, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  5. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → translator, Bible translator, missionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #34125: add P1810 to P8034"
  6. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp00398336, cnp01335311
    Mother → Susanne Gobat
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30842: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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