Bartels (Ghanaian family)
The Bartels family are an important Euro-African clan. They originated on the Gold Coast, founded by Cornelius Ludewich Bartels (died 1804), Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1798 and 1804, and his son Carel Hendrik Bartels (1792–1850). They have remained prominent in the contemporary Republic of Ghana.[1]
Notable descendants
Descendants of this family include:
- Charles Francis Hutchison (1879–ca. 1940), a Ghanaian socialite and author.[2]
- Francis Lodowic Bartels (1910–2010), a Ghanaian educator and diplomat.
- Kwamena Bartels (born 1947), a Ghanaian Interior Minister.[3]
- Peggielene Bartels (born 1953), a Ghanaian chief, who is married to a descendant of the family.
See also
References
- ^ Sanya Osha. "The Making of a Modern Post-colonial Culture" (PDF). quest-journal.net. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Doortmont, Michel (2005). The pen-pictures of modern Africans and African celebrities by Charles Francis Hutchison : a collective biography of elite society in the Gold Coast Colony (PDF). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-14097-2.
- ^ "Bartels, Carel Hendrik". GoldCoastDataBase. 2012-04-06. Retrieved August 17, 2025.