Johann Leopold Zillmann was a German missionary

Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...

 to Australia

Australia

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. Born in Neu-Ulm

Neu-Ulm

Neu-Ulm is a town in Bavaria, capital of the Neu-Ulm district. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 51,110 .-History:...

, Prussia

Prussia

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, and a blacksmith by trade, he joined Carl Wilhelm Schmidt

Carl Wilhelm Schmidt

Reverend Carl Wilhelm Schmidt , also known as Karl Schmidt, was a German missionary, and an ordained minister of the Prussian United Church. Schmidt's missionary work took him to Queensland and Samoa, where he founded a number of Lutheran institutions and settlements.-Early life:Schmidt was born...

 and Christopher Eipper

Christopher Eipper

Christoph Eipper, was a pioneering missionary and Presbyterian minister in Australia.Christoph Eipper was born to Georg Christoph Eipper and Sophie Juliane Schaettler...

 at the Zion Hill Mission

Zion Hill Mission

The Zion Hill Mission was a Christian mission founded in the area now known as Nundah, Queensland by German Lutheran missionaries. The mission is notable as being the first free European settlement in what is now the state of Queensland...

 in what is now the Brisbane suburb of Nundah

Nundah, Queensland

Nundah is an inner suburb in the city of Brisbane, Australia, located approximately 8 kilometers north-east of the Brisbane central business district, in the local government area of the City of Brisbane....

. After the mission closed, Zillmann stayed in the area and turned to farming.

The suburb of Zillmere

Zillmere, Queensland

Zillmere is a suburb 14 km north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia.-History:The Turrbal Aborigines occupied the region north of Brisbane River, including the area covered by Zillmere....

is named for Zillmann, as are the Zillman Waterholes and Zillman Road in Brisbane.