William Scott Ament
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1851 – 1909
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Who was William Scott Ament?
William Scott Ament was a missionary to China for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1877, and was known as the "Father of Christian Endeavor in China." Ament became prominent as a result of his heroism during the Boxer Uprising and controversial in its aftermath because of the personal attacks on him by American writer Mark Twain for his collection of punitive indemnities from north China villages.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1851
Owosso - Also known as
- William Ament
- Died
- 1909
San Francisco
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on July 23, 2013
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