Of Otjimbingwe, Philippus (Phillipus)
* ca. 1800. † Otjimbingwe, 15.06.1863.


Sundermeier behauptet, dass Hahn Philippus [Sundermeier schreibt Philipus] 1843 mit aus dem Klein-Namaqualand gebracht haben soll. Er soll die Herero angestiftet haben, Christian Afrikaner den Gehorsam aufzukündigen und nach Otjimbingwe zu flüchten. (Sundermeier 1962:108).
"[...] full name not traced, * ?, ca. 1800 - † Otjimbingwe, 23.06.1863 [sic], interpreter for Kleinschmidt in the 1840s (Herero/Dutch) [sic], lived in Otjimbingwe in the early 1860s, became involved in the political and military conflicts of the time by heading a private corps for trader Latham, raised by Andersson; BRMG 1865:245; Andersson Papers, 4 April 1862."1
Lived near Otjimbingwe in 1862 and was engaged in bartering with the Oorlam.2 By April 1862 Andersson had raised "[...] another considerable auxiliary" corps for Latham, this was headed by Philippus. [Andersson writes Phillipus].3
Daniel Cloete was seemingly freely exchanged by the missionaries e.g. between Otjimbingwe and Rehoboth. Hahn writes in his diary on the 21.04.1848: "Daniel zur Hilfe nach Rehoboth. Daniel ist Montag, den 17. April, nach Rehoboth gereist, weil Bruder Kleinschmidt dringend um ihn gebeten, weil sein Dolmetscher Phillip erkrankt ist. Sehr ungern gab ich ihn ab, weil er mir beim Übersetzen manche gute Dienste leistet."4
According to Hahn, Kamaherero was a person without much energy, but the person with the initiative for the liberation plans was Philippus. "[...] Der Vater der Freiheitspläne scheint Philippus gewesen zu sein."5

Married:

Children: 
Christian *1858
Kazembire *1860

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History with the RMG:

1 Hahn Tagebücher S. 1287.
2 Andersson 1989:49.
3 Andersson 1989:63.
4 Hahn Tagebücher S. 385.
5 BRMG 1865:245.
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