George Heber Jones

George Heber Jones
Korean name
Hangul
조원시
Hanja
趙元時[1]
Revised RomanizationJo Wonsi
McCune–ReischauerCho Wŏnsi

George Heber Jones (August 14, 1867 – May 11, 1919) was an American Christian missionary in Korea.[1] Jones, who grew up in Utica, New York, is notable as the first Protestant missionary in Korea who took an academic approach to the research of Korean religions.

  1. ^ a b "George Heber Jones, 1867.8.14-1919.5.11" (in Korean). The Korean Methodist Church. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2007.