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Ernest Adolphus Sturge

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Ernest Adolphus Sturge, M.D., Ph.D. (April 29, 1856 - October 11, 1934) was a physician and Presbyterian missionary who built hospitals in Asia.[1] From 1886 to 1934 he was the General Superintendent of the Japanese Presbyterian Church.[2]

Biography

He was born on April 29, 1856 in Cleveland, Ohio to Adolphus Sturge (1823-1894) and Caroline Harper (1822-1915). In 1867 his family moved to Bridgeton, New Jersey.[3]

He received an M.D. and Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1880.[3]

In 1886, he was appointed as the superintendent of Japanese missions by the Presbyterian church.[4]

In 1904 he received the Order of the Rising Sun from Emperor Meiji.[3]

He died on October 11, 1934 in San Francisco.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brian Niiy (ed.). "Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present". E. A. Sturge. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Yuji Ichioka, ed. (1974). A Buried Past: An Annotated Bibliography of the Japanese American Research Project Collection. University of California Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Ernest Adolphus Sturge". San Francisco Chronicle. October 12, 1934. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ "Our History". Christ United Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

Works

  • The Spirit of Japan: With Selected Poems and Addresses (1923)
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