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King was born in [[Hastings, Sierra Leone]], to the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] family of Reverend Thomas and Mary King.<ref>{{cite book|title=Early Medical Schools in Nigeria (Nature Discovery Series)|author=Adelola Adeloye|publisher=Heinemann Educational Books|year=1998|isbn=978-9-781-2981-89|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=KR5EAQAAIAAJ&q=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://litcaf.com/nathaniel-king/|title=Nathaniel King|website=Litcaf Nigeria|accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref> His father was a catechist of the Church Missionary Society who assisted [[Ajayi Crowther]] in translating the Bible to [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]].<ref>Ajayi (1965), p. 181.</ref> In 1850, his father moved to the Yoruba mission in [[Abeokuta]], [[Ogun State]], and the family went along with him. In 1861, the young King was recommended by [[Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society)|Henry Venn]] as one of the four students to be trained at a [[Church Mission Society]] (CMS) pre-medical training program under Dr A. A. Harrison, a [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]-trained doctor. However, Harrison died in 1865 and Venn recommended King to [[Fourah Bay College]]<ref>Ajayi (1965), p. 162.</ref> to continue his studies. While in [[Freetown]], he also worked in the colonial hospital. King later went to [[King's College, London]], with sponsorship from his uncle, Henry Robbin, and CMS. King obtained his [[Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons|MRCS]] from King's College and his medical degree from [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1876. He returned to Nigeria and was involved in developing modern medical practice in the country. |
King was born in [[Hastings, Sierra Leone]], to the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] family of Reverend Thomas and Mary King.<ref>{{cite book|title=Early Medical Schools in Nigeria (Nature Discovery Series)|author=Adelola Adeloye|publisher=Heinemann Educational Books|year=1998|isbn=978-9-781-2981-89|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=KR5EAQAAIAAJ&q=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://litcaf.com/nathaniel-king/|title=Nathaniel King|website=Litcaf Nigeria|accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref> His father was a catechist of the Church Missionary Society who assisted [[Ajayi Crowther]] in translating the Bible to [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]].<ref>Ajayi (1965), p. 181.</ref> In 1850, his father moved to the Yoruba mission in [[Abeokuta]], [[Ogun State]], and the family went along with him. In 1861, the young King was recommended by [[Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society)|Henry Venn]] as one of the four students to be trained at a [[Church Mission Society]] (CMS) pre-medical training program under Dr A. A. Harrison, a [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]-trained doctor. However, Harrison died in 1865 and Venn recommended King to [[Fourah Bay College]]<ref>Ajayi (1965), p. 162.</ref> to continue his studies. While in [[Freetown]], he also worked in the colonial hospital. King later went to [[King's College, London]], with sponsorship from his uncle, Henry Robbin, and CMS. King obtained his [[Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons|MRCS]] from King's College and his medical degree from [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1876. He returned to Nigeria and was involved in developing modern medical practice in the country. |
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In Nigeria, he promoted environmental sanitation, acted as an examiner for [[CMS Grammar School, Lagos]], and [[Wesley College, Ibadan|Wesley College]] and he was also a trust member of the Rebecca Hussey fund for Africans. |
In Nigeria, he promoted environmental sanitation, acted as an examiner for [[CMS Grammar School, Lagos]], and [[Wesley College, Ibadan|Wesley College]] and he was also a trust member of the [http://www.rebeccahusseytrustforafricans.org.uk/history-of-the-trust/ Rebecca Hussey fund for Africans]. |
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He died in 1884 at the young age of 37. |
He died in 1884 at the young age of 37. |
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Revision as of 18:35, 26 June 2019
Nathaniel Thomas King (14 July 1847 – 12 June 1884) was one of the earliest western-trained West African doctors to practise medicine in Nigeria.[1]
Life
King was born in Hastings, Sierra Leone, to the Yoruba family of Reverend Thomas and Mary King.[2][3] His father was a catechist of the Church Missionary Society who assisted Ajayi Crowther in translating the Bible to Yoruba.[4] In 1850, his father moved to the Yoruba mission in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and the family went along with him. In 1861, the young King was recommended by Henry Venn as one of the four students to be trained at a Church Mission Society (CMS) pre-medical training program under Dr A. A. Harrison, a Cambridge-trained doctor. However, Harrison died in 1865 and Venn recommended King to Fourah Bay College[5] to continue his studies. While in Freetown, he also worked in the colonial hospital. King later went to King's College, London, with sponsorship from his uncle, Henry Robbin, and CMS. King obtained his MRCS from King's College and his medical degree from University of Edinburgh in 1876. He returned to Nigeria and was involved in developing modern medical practice in the country.
In Nigeria, he promoted environmental sanitation, acted as an examiner for CMS Grammar School, Lagos, and Wesley College and he was also a trust member of the Rebecca Hussey fund for Africans.
He died in 1884 at the young age of 37.
References
- ^ Adeloye (1976), p. 6.
- ^ Adelola Adeloye (1998). Early Medical Schools in Nigeria (Nature Discovery Series). Heinemann Educational Books. ISBN 978-9-781-2981-89.
- ^ "Nathaniel King". Litcaf Nigeria. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Ajayi (1965), p. 181.
- ^ Ajayi (1965), p. 162.
Sources
- Adeloye, Adelola (1976). "Nigerian pioneer doctors and early West African politics". Nigeria Magazine (121). Nigeria: 2–24.
- Ajayi, Ade (1965). Christian Missions in Nigeria, 1841-1891: The making of a new élite. London: Longmans.