Ernest Adolphus Sturge

Ernest Adolphus Sturge (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. (1993). "Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present". E. A. Sturge. ISBN 9780816026807.
  2. ^ Yuji Ichioka, ed. (1974). A Buried Past: An Annotated Bibliography of the Japanese American Research Project Collection. University of California Press.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ernest Adolphus Sturge". San Francisco Chronicle. October 12, 1934.
  4. ^ "Our History". Christ United Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

Works

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