asi ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁As ante . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁evangel ism , ▁Ram se yer ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁education , ▁art isan ▁industry ▁training , ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁building ▁design ▁and ▁man power ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁As ante ▁areas ▁he ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Friedrich ▁“ F ritz ” ▁August us ▁Louis ▁Ram se yer ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁in ▁Ne uch ât el ▁in ▁Franc oph one ▁region ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁watch making ▁art isan ▁family . ▁D ating ▁to ▁ 1 6 4 6 , ▁R ams yer ' s ▁ancest ry ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁Em ment al ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Bern , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁che ese - making ▁industry . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁named ▁Ram se i ▁in ▁Em ment al , ▁a ▁valley ▁in ▁West ▁Central ▁Switzerland ▁surrounded ▁by ▁lim estone - rich ▁ranges ▁of ▁the ▁J ura ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁K w ahu ▁mountain ▁range ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁is ▁analog ous ▁in ▁top ography ▁to ▁the ▁J ura ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Louis ▁Ad olph ▁Ram se yer ▁( 1 8 2 8 ▁– 1 8 7 2 ) ▁from ▁Grand val , ▁M out ier ▁District ▁in ▁Bern . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Marie ▁Ram se yer , ▁n ée ▁W uer sten ▁( 1