were later assimilated by museums in Finland, Germany and South Africa. In turn Schinz was impressed by Rautanen and named the genus Neorautanenia and the mongongo nut tree Ricinodendron rautanenii after him, while the German botanist and authority on Lythraceae, Bernhard Koehne, commemorated him in Nesaea rautanenii. Nakambale Shortly prior to his death, Rautanen received an honorary doctorate in theology from the University of Helsinki. The local people in Ovamboland called him Nakambale – "the one who wears the hat". He loved to wear a skullcap, which for the locals resembled a small basket – okambale. His nickname was written on his tombstone. Rautanen is a respected person in present-day Namibia as well. Rautanen married Frieda Kleinschmidt in 1872. She was the daughter of the German missionary Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt. The couple had nine children, many of whom died at an early age due to malaria. Sources Matti Peltola: Martti Rautanen – Mies ja kaksi isänmaata. Kirjapaja, 1994. Matti Peltola: Nakambale, the life of Dr Martin Rautanen. Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission, 2002. Aapeli Saarisalo: Etelän ristin mies. WSOY, 1971. Olli Löytty: Ambomaamme. Suomalaisen lähetyskirjallisuuden me ja muut. Vastapaino, 2006. NamibWeb.com – Olukonda 1845 births 1926 deaths People from Kingiseppsky District People from Yamburgsky Uyezd Translators of the Bible into Bantu languages Missionaries of the Finnish Missionary Society Lutheran missionaries in Namibia Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission Finnish Lutheran hymnwriters Finnish expatriates in Namibia Missionary linguists