Wong Fun
Dr. Wong Fun (simplified Chinese: 黄宽; traditional Chinese: 黄寬; pinyin: Huang Kuan; 1829–1878) was the first Chinese person to study in Europe. After completing his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh, he returned to China and disseminated what he had learned.
Biography
A native of Hsiang-shan, Canton, he went to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1850 through the financial support of the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society and completed his studies in medicine in 1855.[1]
Wong stayed in Edinburgh as an intern until 1857, after which he returned to Hong Kong. The next year, he opened a dispensary in Canton working for the London Missionary Society. This brought about a new generation of doctors who saw a wealth of knowledge in Western medicine.[2]
In 2007, Principal Timothy O'Shea of the University of Edinburgh presented Wong Fun's transcripts and exam results to his hometown in China. In return, a bronze statue of Wong Fun was erected at the University of Edinburgh in September of that year.[1]
See also
- Yung Wing
Plaque honoring Dr. Wong Fun in the University of Edinburgh - List of Chinese physicians
References
- ^ a b "Huang Kuan (Wong Foon): First Chinese to Study in Europe". Zhuhai Municipal Government. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Choa, G. H. (1990). "Heal the Sick" was Their Motto: The Protestant Medical Missionaries in China. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-962-201-453-4.