Horace Newton Allen

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Horace Newton Allen was an American medical missionary and diplomat who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Korea in the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant missionary
diplomat
human
medical missionary
physician
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
educatedAt Miami University
Miami University College of Medicine
Ohio Wesleyan University
employer Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
United States Department of State
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Allen
fieldOfWork diplomacy
medicine
missionary work
givenName Horace
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Protestant missionary movement
name Horace Newton Allen self-link
notableFor acting as intermediary between Korea and the United States in the late 19th century
founding one of the first Western-style hospitals in Korea
introducing Western medicine to Korea
serving as a U.S. diplomat in Korea
notableWork Things Korean
occupation author
diplomat
missionary
physician
placeOfBirth Delaware, Ohio, United States
surface form: Delaware, Ohio
placeOfDeath Toledo
surface form: Toledo, Ohio
positionHeld United States minister to Korea
surface form: United States consul general in Korea

United States minister to Korea
royal physician to the Korean court
religion Presbyterianism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea

Seoul
United States of America

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Horace Newton Allen name Horace Newton Allen self-link