John Scudder, Sr.
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1793 – 1855
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Who was John Scudder, Sr.?
Rev. Dr. John Scudder, Sr., M.D., D.D., founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia at Ceylon and later became the first American medical missionary in India. He began what amounted to more than 1,100 combined years of missionary service there by 42 members of four generations of the Scudder family of missionaries in India.
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- Born
- Sep 3, 1793
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Princeton University
- Died
- Jan 13, 1855
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on July 23, 2013
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