Edward George Horder

Edward George Horder (1852-Nov 22, 1908) was an English medical missionary to China notable for his work with leprosy patients.[1] As a member of the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.), Horder spent 25 years in the city of Pakhoi–now Beihai–building and operating the first mission hospital in the Guangdong province.[1][2] In addition to becoming the second-largest C.M.S. mission hospital in China,[3] Horder's Pakhoi mission station was the first institution in the region to treat leprosy patients.[4] Even after Horder's departure, the hospital remained a health center in Beihai and was the site of service for a generation of new missionaries.[5] Although the leper wing closed in 1936, the hospital itself still survives as the Beihai People Hospital.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Pioneers of C.M. S. Medical Missions". The Church Missionary Review: 269. May 1915 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  2. ^ "Editorial Notes". The Church Missionary Gleaner: 149. October 1890 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  3. ^ "Pakhoi Mission Hospital and Leper Asylum". Medical Mission Quarterly: 43. April 1815 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  4. ^ "China". The Mission Hospital: 212. August 1926 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam". The Mission Hospital: 287. December 1922 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  6. ^ "Editorial Notes". The Mission Hospital: 81. April 1937 – via Church Missionary Society Periodicals.
  7. ^ "WELCOME TO BEIHAI..." xxgk.beihai.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-20.