William Lockhart (missionary)
William Lockhart (born October 3, 1811 in Liverpool , † April 29, 1896 in Blackheath ) was an English doctor and missionary .
Life
Lockhart completed his training as a doctor at "Meath Hospital" in Dublin and "Guy's Hospital" in London . In 1834 he became a member of the "Royal College of Surgeons". He applied to the "London Missionary Society" (LMS) and traveled to Guangdong ( China ) in 1838 as a doctor and missionary. On his initiative, a hospital was established in Macau and in 1842 in Shanghai . During a home visit in 1857 he became a partner in the "Royal College of Surgeons". In 1864 he was appointed to the LMS Board of Directors. In 1878 he became the first chairman of the Medical Missionary Association. During his stay in China, Lockhart was critical of various social issues, including the ancient Chinese tradition of tying the feet of women. In 1861 he published his book The Medical Missionary in China , in which, among other things, he demanded the strict separation of the work of a missionary from that of a doctor.
Works
- William Lockhart: The medical missionary in China: a narrative of twenty years. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1861, ISBN 978-1-143-57861-8
Individual evidence
- ^ J. Gordon Melton: Lockhart, William (1811-1896) . pioneer medical missionary. In: Encyclopedia of World Religions . Encyclopedia of Protestantism, No. 6 . Facts of File, New York 2005, ISBN 978-0-8160-5456-5 , pp. 348 (English).
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| SURNAME | Lockhart, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English missionary, doctor and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1896 |
| Place of death | Blackheath |