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John Sutherland Whitewright

1858 – 1926

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Lived 1858 – 1926 (aged 67). John Sutherland Whitewright was a British missionary and mission (Christian), known for China.

John Sutherland Whitewright (, 5 September 1858 in Edinburgh – 10 January 1926 in Tianjin) was a British Baptist missionary to China in the late 19th and early 20th century. He arrived in the city of Qingzhou, Shandong province in 1880 or in 1881. In 1886, he started a theological college in Qingzhou that would later develop into Gotch-Robinson Theological College. In 1904, he moved with the museum to Jinan, where the museum became the Guangzhi Yuan. In 1917, he taught at the divinity school of Cheeloo University. His museum became a forerunner of the Shandong Provincial Museum.

Works An introduction to Mandarin, published by T. Leslie at Kwang Hsueh Publishing House, 1922 Pioneer museum work in China, Museums Journal, Feb., 1909, p. 266-77.

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John Sutherland Whitewright was born on 5 September 1858 in Edinburgh.

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John Sutherland Whitewright died on 10 January 1926 in Tianjin.

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John Sutherland Whitewright was a missionary and mission (Christian).

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John Sutherland Whitewright was known for China.

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John Sutherland Whitewright was British.

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