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Sydney.
MV Publications.
2009.
Black and white photographic illustrations xi + 260 pages, index, bibliography, appendices, hardback. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, a movement began in America which had the objective of evangelizing the non-Christian world. This led to the formation in 1810 of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The first mission was sent out to India in 1812 and the second mission was sent to Jaffna, Ceylon in 1816. Apart from the usual missionary activities, medical missionaries were also sent out. The medical missionary who made an outstanding contribution in Jaffna was Dr Samuel Fisk Green. He opened a small hospital and started in Jaffna the first western medical school in Ceylon, where ultimately 113 medical practitioners were trained. When he found that his trainees were going away to other parts of the country and joining government and mercantile service, he decided to switch the medium of instruction to Tamil. To teach in Tamil, he studied Tamil, coined Tamil medical terms because none existed and translated eight major medical textbooks of the day into Tamil, a total of over 4500 pages. His work was not given the recognition it deserved in his lifetime and it is hoped that this book will help to redress the balance. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 131420)
ISBN: 9780646520902
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