Franz Xaver Nies, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Xaver Nies

German missionary and priest

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1859

Place of Birth: Rehringhausen, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1897

Profession: priest, missionary, administrator intercalaris

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Franz Xaver Nies (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Néng Fangjì, 11 June 1859 – 1 November 1897) was a German Catholic missionary of the Society of the Divine Word in Shandong during the late 19th century.
Together with Richard Henle, 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. Franz Xaver Nies joined the Society of the Divine Word on 7 May 1879, was ordained as a priest by the Bishop of Roermond on 7 June 1884, and dispatched on his mission to China on 1 January 1885.In his hometown of Rehringhausen, a road (Pater Franz Xaver Nies Weg) has been named after Franz Xaver Nies.