Harold Balme - Wikipedia

Harold Balme
Harold Balme in 1922
Born	(1878-05-28)28 May 1878 Hackney, Middlesex, England
Died	13 February 1953(1953-02-13) (aged 74) London
Occupation	medical missionary
Spouse	Hilda E. Carr

Harold Balme (Chinese: 巴慕德; pinyin: Bā Mùdé, 28 May 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England - 13 February 1953 in London) was a British medical missionary to China. He served as president of Cheeloo University from 1921 to 1927.

Biography[edit]

Balme studied medicine at King's College and King's College Hospital.^[1] He went to Taiyuan in Shanxi as a medical missionary in 1906.^[1] In 1913, he took a position as professor of surgery at Cheeloo University and superintendent of the University's hospital.^[1] Later, he was appointed dean of the university's medical school and president of the University in 1921.^[1]

Works[edit]

Harold Balme, "Medical Missions in China", The Lancet, Vol. 198 No. 5119 pp 784–786, 1921
Harold Balme, "China and Modern Medicine: A Study in Medical Missionary Development", London: United Council for Missionary Education, 1921.
Harold Balme, "The trend of medical mission policy in China, International Review of Mission", Volume 13, Issue 2, pages 247-257, April 1924.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Obituary HAROLD BALME, OBE, MD, FRCS, British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4808, pg. 511-512, Feb. 28, 1953

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