François Maeder

François Thomas Maeder
Born1811 (1811)
Dornburg-Saale, Germany
Died4 March 1888(1888-03-04) (aged 76–77)
Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa
Occupationmissionary, artisan, cartographer
NationalityGerman
Notable worksMaeder House, Morija Museum & Archives
SpouseClarisse Delatte (m. 1840)
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François Thomas Maeder (1811–1888) was a French Protestant missionary and master artisan associated with the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society (PEMS). He was a pivotal figure in the early development of Basutoland (modern-day Lesotho), where he combined religious proselytizing with technical instruction in masonry, architecture, and agriculture.

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