Baturen Da Hausawa Ba Za Su Manta Da Shi Ba Har Abada

Hans Vischer, wanda aka fi sani da “Dan Hausa”, ɗan mishan ne ɗan asalin kasar Switzerland da ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a wajen ilimi a Arewacin Najeriya tun farkon ƙarni na 20.

An haife shi a Zurich, Switzerland a ƙarshen ƙarni na 19. Ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin ma’aikatan Church Missionary Society (CMS), wadda ta yi fice wajen yada addinin Kirista tare da inganta ilimi a sassan Afirka.

Hans Vischer ya fara zuwa Najeriya a ƙarƙashin aikin mishan, inda aka tura shi Arewacin Najeriya musamman Kano, Katsina da sauran garuruwa domin ya koyi harshen Hausa, da kuma taimakawa wajen yada ilimi. Saboda ƙwarewarsa wajen koyon Hausa da kuma fahimtar al’adun Hausawa, aka ba shi laƙabi na “Dan Hausa.”

A shekarar 1909, gwamnatin mulkin mallaka ta Birtaniya ta naɗa shi a matsayin Director of Education na farko a Arewacin Najeriya. Wannan matsayi ya ba shi damar gina tsarin makarantu na zamani, musamman makarantu na farko (primary schools) da na sakandare (secondary schools).

Shi ne ya jagoranci buɗe Katsina College (1910), wadda ta zama makarantar sakandare ta farko a Arewacin Najeriya. Wannan makaranta ce daga baya ta haifar da sauran manyan makarantu kamar Barewa College.

Hans Vischer ya yi imani cewa a haɗa tsarin ilimin Turawa da na gargajiya, domin haka ya ƙarfafa a koyar da Hausa tare da Turanci a makarantu. Hakan ya taimaka wajen kare harshen Hausa daga shuɗewa a lokacin mulkin mallaka.

Bayan shekaru da dama yana aikin ilimi a Najeriya, ya koma Turai, inda ya ci gaba da rubuce-rubuce kan Hausa da tsarin ilimi. Ya mutu a tsakiyar ƙarni na 20.