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Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg,
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 632.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071283
South African History Online (2011) 'Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg,', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071283 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
South African History Online, Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071283, (accessed 15 October 2026).
"Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg,." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071283. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Carl Gottlieb Büttner, Rhenish missionary, philologist and negotiator in German South West Africa, is born in Königsberg,." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071283.
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