F. W. Basedow
Frederick William Basedow, born Emil Friedrich Wilhelm Basedow (22 March 1867 – 23 October 1939),[lower-alpha 1] was an Australian-born Lutheran minister. Commonly referred to as F. W. Basedow but also as E. F. W. Basedow, he was pastor of St Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wakefield Street, Adelaide, 1906–1937,[2] its first locally born pastor and that church's longest incumbency.
History
Basedow was born in Tanunda, South Australia, to Johannes Christoph Basedow and Anna Louise Basedow, née Rischiek or Rieschiek. He was a cousin of Dr Herbert Basedow, explorer and geologist.[3]
As a young man he was inclined to a life of service to the church, and was accepted for training in Basle, Switzerland. After six years there he was ordained in Württemberg then served as a missionary to Kamerun (now Cameroon), for ten years, after which he returned to Australia, working in Murtoa, Victoria. He served as pastor of Hermannsburg Mission 1903–1905.[4] Then he received a call to St Stephani Church in Adelaide, which he accepted.[5]
In 1906 he succeeded Ernst Johann Eitel as pastor of the newly erected St Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church,[lower-alpha 2] Wakefield Street,[5] where he served until his retirement in 1937. One newspaper considered him to be the ideal choice, not only for his origin in the Barossa Valley, but for his broad experience and deep faith.[7]
In 1914, at a time of great hostility in Australia to Germany, his church, which belonged to the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Australia, asserted its allegiance to Britain and loyalty to the federation of Australia, in contradistinction to other Lutheran denominations. Prior to Federation, asserted Basedow, South Australia could afford to be cosmopolitan, but federation demanded unity of all Australians under the Crown and denial of other allegiances.[8] His statement was widely reported.[9][10] Ex-premier John Verran suspected his newly found patriotism, calling him a "viper", as he had recently (June 1913) celebrated the 25th anniversary of the accession of Wilhelm II.[11]
In 1917 Pastor and Mrs Hiller, parents of Mrs Basedow, left Murtoa to live with Rev. and Mrs Basedow[12] at their residence, 248 Young Street, North Unley.
Basedow retired in 1937, succeeded by Pastor Walter Wilfred Fritsch.[2] He died at his home aged 73.[13] His remains were buried in the West Terrace Cemetery.
Family
Basedow married (Helen) Sophie Hiller (c. 1871 – 23 February 1935).[14] Sophie was a daughter of Rev. C. G. Hiller.[lower-alpha 3]
- Elsa Anna Basedow (1906–1961) married Rev. Samuel Oswald Gross on 5 April 1932. Gross, of Horsham, Victoria, was a missionary in Central Australia.
- Dr Karl Johannes Basedow (1913–2004) married Hilda Hanna Rohde on 11 September 1946. She was daughter of Rev. Edwin Rohde (1890–1952)[18] of St Paul's Church, Freeling; he was resident physician of Blyth Hospital.[19]
Notes
- ↑ Not to be confused with Friedrich Wilhelm Basedow, youngest son of Friedrich Basedow. He married Eleanor Mary Kearney (c. 1862 – 17 March 1937) in Caltowie, South Australia on 22 April 1889.[1]
- ↑ The Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church believes that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired, inerrant, infallible, and authoritative Word of God, and accordingly, believes that the Holy Scriptures are the sole source of what [they] believe, teach, and confess. [They] subscribe to The Book of Concord of 1580.[6]
- ↑ Carl Georg (or Charles George) Hiller (died 23 June 1921)[15] of Hamilton and Murtoa, Victoria,[16] was father of Rev. Anton Hiller (died at Kingaroy 28 April 1959), president of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia,[17] Dr Konrad Hiller of Toorak and Collins Street, Melbourne, Otto Hiller, stationer of Murtoa, and Rev. Eugen Hiller of Beenleigh, Queensland. Rev. C. G. Hiller and his wife spent their last years with the Basedows in Young Street, North Unley.[15]
References
- ↑ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. LIV (13, 247). South Australia. 29 April 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Adelaide, SA - St Stephen's Lutheran". Australian Christian Church Histories. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Death of The Rev. F. W. Basedow". The News (Adelaide). XXXIII (5, 070). South Australia. 24 October 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Index of Lutheran Congregations in Australia A–M (PDF). p. 112. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "St Stephani Church, Adelaide". The Observer (Adelaide). LXIII (3, 359). South Australia. 17 February 1906. p. 38. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Preaching Christ Crucified". Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC). Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Church". Daily Herald (Adelaide). 3 (753). South Australia. 3 August 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 20 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Lutherans' Loyalty". The Journal (Adelaide). XLIX (13482). South Australia. 8 August 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Patriotic Lutherans". The Advertiser (Adelaide). LVII (17, 416). South Australia. 10 August 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Loyal Lutherans". The Daily Herald (Adelaide). 5 (1367). South Australia. 10 August 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 21 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Shut Them Up". The Register (Adelaide). LXXX (21, 517). South Australia. 27 October 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Dunmunkle Standard and Murtoa Advertiser". Dunmunkle Standard. XVII (1098). Victoria, Australia. 18 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Family Notices". The News (Adelaide). XXXIII (5, 070). South Australia. 24 October 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia. No. 248 is on the King William Road corner.
- ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald (30, 310). New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Obituary". Fassifern Guardian. IX (29). Queensland, Australia. 20 July 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia. a useful article
- ↑ "Pastor Hiller's Jubilee". The Horsham Times (5634). Victoria, Australia. 2 March 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Personal". Fassifern Guardian. XIV (12). Queensland, Australia. 24 March 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Obituary". The Leader (Angaston). 33 (1739). South Australia. 10 July 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Family Notices". The Leader (Angaston). 27 (1447). South Australia. 19 September 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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