Dora Rappard

Dora Rappard
Born
Sophie Rosine Dorothea Gobat

(1842-09-01)1 September 1842
Died10 October 1923(1923-10-10) (aged 81)
Bettingen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Missionary and hymn writer

Dora Rappard (1 September 1842 – 10 October 1923) was a Swiss missionary and hymn writer. For many years she taught and gave spiritual guidance at the St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission, a training school for evangelical missionaries near Basel, Switzerland. Many of her hymns are included in modern hymnals.