Richard Henle

Richard Henle (Chinese: 韩理加略; pinyin: Hán Lǐjiālüè, 21 July 1863 – 1 November 1897) was a German Catholic missionary of the Society of the Divine Word in Shandong during the last decade of the 19th century. Together with Franz Xaver Nies, he was one of two missionaries killed in the Juye Incident that led to the German occupation of the Kiautschou Bay concession and was followed by the acquisition of concessions in China by other foreign powers.

Richard Henle
Born21 July 1863 (1863-07-21)
Stetten near Haigerloch, now part of Haigerloch, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died1 November 1897 (1897-12) (aged 34)
Zhangjiazhuang, Juye, Shandong, China
Cause of deathmurder
NationalityGerman
Other namesChinese: 韩理加略; pinyin: Hán Lǐjiālüè
Occupationmissionary in Shandong
Years active1890 to 1897
OrganizationSociety of the Divine Word
Known forJuye incident
Parent(s)Ulrich Henle

Richard Henle arrived in the mission house of the Society of the Divine Word in Styl on October 8, 1880 and was ordained on June 15, 1888 by Cardinal Fischer of Cologne.[1] He embarked on his mission to China from Style on September 15, 1890 traveling through Switzerland to Genoa where he boarded the ship "Sachsen" to Shanghai on September 30.[1] The ocean journey went through the Suez canal, made stops in Aden and Colombo, Sri Lanka, before arriving in Shanghai on November 5, 1890.[1]

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References
  1. Georg M. Stenz, Life of Father Richard Henle, S.V.D.: missionary in China: assassinated November 1, 1897, Mission Press, S.V.D., Techny, IL, 1915
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