British born Jew and member of a British missionary society. His family was killed on their way to Jerusalem in riots between Turks and Greeks. He as the only surviving sibling inherited the considerable family assets. He then moved to Berlin to study the German language and decided to move to the Levant. There he learned to know Joseph Wolff, then missioning for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews, and converted to Anglican Christianity. In 1840 he moved with his wife and children to Jerusalem. In 1845 together with James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem, and his wife Elizabeth Anne Finn, they setteled in Artas, in the then Ottoman Empire (1846–1863). Among other settelers were Johann Grossteinbeck, the grandfather of the author John Steinbeck, and his brother Friedrich. He played a part in establishing the agricultural farm at Artas in Palestine. In 1850 he leased lands in Artas to the Mennonite Peter Claassen (1809–1865) and his brother Isaac (1815–1850) from Tiegen in West Prussia, whose families moved to Artas but left again between 1851 and 1853 for Jaffa.
British born Jew and member of a British missionary society. His family was killed on their way to Jerusalem in riots between Turks and Greeks. He as the only surviving sibling inherited the considerable family assets. He then moved to Berlin to study the German language and decided to move to the Levant. There he learned to know Joseph Wolff, then missioning for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews, and converted to Anglican Christianity. In 1840 he moved with his wife and children to Jerusalem. In 1845 together with James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem, and his wife Elizabeth Anne Finn, they setteled in Artas, in the then Ottoman Empire (1846–1863). Among other settelers were Johann Grossteinbeck, the grandfather of the author John Steinbeck, and his brother Friedrich. He played a part in establishing the agricultural farm at Artas in Palestine. In 1850 he leased lands in Artas to the Mennonite Peter Claassen (1809–1865) and his brother Isaac (1815–1850) from Tiegen in West Prussia, whose families moved to Artas but left again between 1851 and 1853 for Jaffa.
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