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Tianjin People's Hospital

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Tianjin People's Hospital (formerly Mackenzie Memorial Hospital and Tientsin Mission Hospital and Dispensary) is a hospital in Tianjin, China. Prior to the Chinese Communist Revolution, it was known as Mackenzie Memorial Hospital. Olympian Eric Liddell was born there in 1902.[1]

History

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Tianjin People's Hospital was originally founded as the Tientsin Mission Hospital and Dispensary by Dr. John Kenneth Mackenzie of the London Missionary Society in 1880.[2] Following his death, Mackenzie was succeeded by Dr. Fred C. Roberts, who led the hospital from 1888 until his death in 1894.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The People and Places of Chinese Soccer". Chinasource. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ "Mackenzie Memorial Hospital, 79 Rue de Taksu; Tientsin Mission Hospital And Dispensary | Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950". ulib.iupui.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  3. ^ Bryson, Mary (1895). Fred. C. Roberts of Tientsin. London: H.R. Allenson.