Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese
- College of Medicine for Chinese, c.1880, Hong Kong
- Date:
- 1887-1888
- Reference:
- MSS.2934-2935
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
The collection comprises examination papers answered by Chinese students, the subjects being anatomy and osteology.
Publication/Creation
1887-1888
Physical description
2 files manuscript, loose papers.
Acquisition note
Presented by Major Neil Cantlie, 1931
Biographical note
The College of Medicine for Chinese was set up in Hong Kong on the intitiative of James Cantlie (1851-1926) and Patrick Manson (1844-1922) during the 1880s, and developed into the medical school of the Hong Kong University. Sun Yat Sen (1860-1925), later first President of the Chinese Republic, was one of its first pupils.
Related material
At Wellcome Collection: Sir James Cantlie's own papers are held as MSS.1456-1499 and 6931-6941. Sir Patrick Manson's papers, held as MSS.3417, 6129-6132 and 7245, include material on his time in Hong Kong, during which he was involved with the College. MS.4780 comprises a casebook by John Christopher Thomson, who lectured at the college.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
Ownership note
These papers were kept by Sir James Cantlie.
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Identifiers
Accession number
- 89186