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Franz Otto Drechsel
Born in Griesbach, Saxony, Germany
1878 September 17
Mother
Amelia Henriette Pfaff
Father
Friedrich Gustav Drechsel
Date Details
Occurred On 1878 September 17
Baptized by Bear
1909 July 31 (Age 30)
Served in German and Austrian Mission
1935 September 18 – 1937 October 10 (Age 57) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Died in Berlin, Germany, of cancer. His body was shipped back on S. S. Deutschland accompanied by Donald Thurman.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith
Location Served
Germany
Date Details
Started On 1935 September 18
Set Apart
On 1935 September 19
Departed from Home
Ended On 1937 October 10
Released
On 1937 December 7
Died in The Field
Images
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German-Austrian Mission Conference
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Fran’s Otto on is Mission in Germany
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President Welker and Missionaries in the German Austrian Mission
Died in Berlin, Germany
1937 December 6 (Age 59)
Media
![Franz Otto Drechsel (1878 - 1937) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/D/franz-drechsel.jpg)
Franz Otto Drechsel (1878 - 1937) Profile
![German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/erich-willy-heimann-1908-fs-01.jpg)
German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937
![Fran’s Otto on is Mission in Germany](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/franz-otto-drechsel-1878-fs-01.jpg)
Fran’s Otto on is Mission in Germany
![President Welker and Missionaries in the German Austrian Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/austria/richard-snow-hill-1916-fs-03.jpg)
President Welker and Missionaries in the German Austrian Mission