Rev. Henri-Alexandre Junod

Junod, Rev. Henri-Alexandre (1863-1934)

Swiss missionary and ethnographer who collected insects mainly at Rikatla in Mozambique, and Shiluvane near Tzaneen in South Africa.

Date	Age	Event
17 May 1863		Born in St. Martin, Val de Ruz.
?		Trained as a protestant minister at Neucha^tel, Basle and Berlin.
?		Missionary in Rikatla, Mozambique under Mission Suisse Romande. Collected insects extensively, particularly butterflies.
1895		Interests changed to languages and ethnography.
1896-1899		Living in Switzerland.
?		Established school for evangelists at Shiluvane near Tzaneen.
1907		Returned to Rikatla.
1921		Retired to Switzerland.
22 Apr 1934		Died in Geneva. Buried at his request at Rikatla.

Mainly butterflies housed in museum at Neuchƒtel and in the Transvaal Museum.

Text by Hamish Robertson