Rudolf Fisch

Life & Legacy

Samuel Rudolf Fisch (November 18, 1856 – December 2, 1946) was a Swiss-born physician, preacher, and medical missionary to Ghana. Fisch built the Basel Mission Hospital in Aburi, Ghana in 1885. In Ghana, Fisch pioneered the application of prophylaxis for Malaria and founded the Blue Cross (originally named “Anidaho Fekuw” translated as “The Temperance Movement”) with a core mission of fighting against alcoholism and other substances.
In addition, Fisch was a well known author contributing to Archiv für Schiffs- und Tropenhygiene, a German medical journal focused on tropical medicine, maritime health, and hygiene. He published a well read guide to health in the tropics: Tropische Krankheiten: Anleitung zu ihrer Verhütung und Behandlung which translates to "Tropical Diseases: Guide to their Prevention and Treatment".