Henry Dwight Porter
| Henry Dwight Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1845 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States |
| 💀Died | 23 October 1916 La Mesa, San Diego County, California23 October 1916 |
| 💼 Occupation | Missionary |
Henry Dwight Porter (1845 – 1916) was an American medical missionary who worked in the China of the 19th century.[1] He adopted the Chinese name 博亨利/博恆理 (Bo Heng-li).[2]
Biography
He was born on August 19, 1845 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States.[citation needed]
He was the son of Review Jeremiah and Eliza Chappell Porter.[citation needed]
He got married to Elizabeth Cotton Chapin on 2 April 1879 and had three sons with her.[3]
He died on 23 October 1916 in La Mesa, San Diego County, California.[4]
Education
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Beloit College of Wisconsin in 1867.[citation needed]
He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at Northwestern University Medical College in 1872.[citation needed]
Career
He was ordained as a priest in the Congregational ministry of Beloit, Wisconsin in 1872.[5]
Missionary Work
Today he is mostly remembered for his missionary work in 19th century China.[citation needed]
He served as a medical missionary to China under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1872 - 1906 at Tianjin (Tientsin).[6]
He founded the Williams Hospital in China in 1882-1885.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[7][8]
He is the author of a number of notable books:
- Henry Dickinson Smith: A Biography and Memorial - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Henry_Dickinson_Smith_-_a_biography_and_memorial_%28IA_henrydickinsonsm00portrich%29.pdf
- William Scott Ament, Missionary of the American Board to China
- Olive and "wild Olive" in America
- Mary H. Porter: First Missionary of the W.B.M.I.
- The Medical Missions of Our Boards in China
See Also
- List of Protestant missionaries in China
- William Scott Ament
- Alexander Wylie (missionary)
- Robert Morrison (missionary)
References
External links
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281754844/henry_dwight-porter
- https://hymnary.org/person/Porter_Henry
- https://hymnary.org/text/you_nian_xin_zhu_hai_tong
- https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012143041.html
- https://viaf.org/en/viaf/LC%7Cno2012143041
- https://isni.oclc.org/cbs/DB=1.2//CMD?ACT=SRCH&IKT=8006&TRM=ISN%3A0000000389598135&TERMS_OF_USE_AGREED=Y&terms_of_use_agree=send&COOKIE=U50,KENDUSER,I28,B0028++++++,SY,NISNI,D1.2,E24a2824e-4c,A,H1,,3-28,,30-41,,43-59,,65-70,,74-75,R157.35.0.133,FY
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