Nils Fredrik Höijer (1857 – 20 November 1925) was a Swedish missionary to Central Asia. In 1892 he accompanied Johannes Avetaranian to Kashgar. He did not however, stay in Kashgar.
Nils Fredrik Höijer | |
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| Born | 1857 |
| Died | 20 November 1925 (aged 67–68) Seattle, Washington, United States |
In 1903, he founded Swedish Slavic Mission (today known as Ljus i Öster Light for the Peoples), a missionary organization that today has missionaries in works in the CIS, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Mongolia, and China.
Bibliography
edit- Avateranian, Johannes & Bechard, John (tr); A Muslim Who Became A Christian (Hertford: Authors Online Ltd.)
- Ann-Charlotte Fritzon, Passion för det omöjliga Om pionjären Nils Fredrik Höijer Slaviska Missionen – Bromma Malmö 1993
- Ann-Charlotte Fritzon, Passion for the Impossible
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