Alexander Cossart Hassé (30 December 1813 – 12 December 1894) was a British bishop in the Moravian Church.[3] He contributed to the monthly magazine The Fraternal Messenger.[3] He is the author of The United Brethren (Moravians) in England.[4] Hassé was also a botanist.[5]
Alexander Hassé | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Cossart Hassé 30 December 1813[1] |
| Died | 12 December 1894[2] Shardlow, Derbyshire, England |
| Church | Moravian |
| Title | Bishop |
Life
editHassé was born in Fulneck Moravian Settlement, Leeds, Yorkshire to organist and composer Christian Frederick Hassé and Ann Cossart. His father was an ethnic German from the Moravian community in Old Sarepta, Russian Empire. His paternal great-grandparents were Johann Adolph Hasse and Faustina Bordoni.
Hassé was a deacon of the Moravian Church in 1844 and by 1883 he was Bishop. He was a collector of plant specimens in Silesia.[6]
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567–1936
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
- ^ a b Hutton, J. E. (1909). History of the Moravian Church. RDMc Publishing. p. 450.
- ^ Hasse, Alexander Cossart (1867). The United brethren (Moravians), in England, from 1641-1742. London: W. Mallalieu & co.
- ^ "botanist: Alexander Cossart Hasse (30/12/1813 - 12/12/1894)". herbariaunited.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "A Tribute to our Pioneering Ancestors Who Immigrated to Australia 1841 - 1883 - They Came, They Stayed & They Prospered. - Person Page". www.theycametheystayed.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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