Livingstone College, London

Livingstone College, London
Active1893 (1893)–1914 (1914)
Location
London
,
England
,
United Kingdom

Livingstone College, established 1893 is a former college for Christian missionaries[1] in Leyton, London, England.[2] It was named after the Scottish physician and missionary David Livingstone. Its purpose was to provide education to missionaries going to tropical countries in the elements of medicine.[3] Training was given over a 9-month programme.[4]

The site of the college, postcode E10 6SJ is now occupied by a street named Greg Close.[2]

  1. ^ Dews, D. Colin. "Livingstone College, London". DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Livingstone College Relief Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, R. (1 December 2010). "Colonial Mission and Imperial Tropical Medicine: Livingstone College, London, 1893-1914". Social History of Medicine. 23 (3): 549–566. doi:10.1093/shm/hkq044. ISSN 0951-631X.
  4. ^ "University and Educational Intelligence". Nature. 84 (2128): 194–195. August 1910. Bibcode:1910Natur..84..194.. doi:10.1038/084194a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 3975060.