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| 1920 Mar |
John and Louise Bosch pioneered in Tahiti until September, the first Bahá'ís to travel to the island.
See BW3p368 for an account of their stay written by Louise. |
Tahiti |
Louise Bosch; John Bosch |
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| 1946 22 Jul |
The passing of John David Bosch (named "Núraní by 'Abdu'l-Bahá) at his home near Geyserville, California (b. August 1, 1855 at Neu-St Johann, Canton Gall, Switzerland) He had become a Bahá'í in 1905. His teachers being Mrs Beckwith, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Cooper and Thornton Chase. He was buried in the Olive Hill Cemetery, Geyserville. [BW11p488]
He and Louise Stapfer married on the 19th of January 1914 in San Francisco. 'Abdu'l-Bahá sent a Tablet. [WmSh21]
He, along with George Latimer and Leroy Ioas, were appointed by the National Spiritual Assembly to find a location to establish a "Western Green Acre". John donated his 35 acre estate.
For a pen portrait and biography of John and Louise Bosch see Other People Other Places by Marzieh Gail pages 182-194 or Bahá'í News page 705.
For pictures of John and Louise Bosch see the Bosch Bahá'í School site.
For Shoghi Effendi's tribute to him see MA106.
See When the Moon Set Over Haifa by Angelina Diliberto Allen pages 11-52 for an account of the Bosch's time in Haifa during the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. |
Geyserville; California; United States |
In Memoriam; John Bosch; Louise Bosch |
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from the main catalogue
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Portrayals from East and West, by Ali-Kuli Khan and John Bosch, in World Order, 6:1 (1971). Recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá, taken from papers of Ali-Kuli Khan and the conversations of John and Louise Bosch. [about]
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Bahá'í studies and history. Most of these were first published in Star of the West and World Order between 1929 and 1971. [about]
- Night of the Passing of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Louise Bosch (1921). Part of a letter written by Bosch to her friends in the San Francisco Bay area recounting the night the Master passed away. [about]
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