August William Edwins
1871 ~ 1942
American founder of the Augustana Lutheran Church mission in central China.
Affiliation: China Mission Society | Other Locales: Hubei Province
Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. The name Henan means "south of the (Yellow) River" (Huang He).
With nearly 100 million people, Henan is the most populous province of China. It borders Hebei to the north, Shandong to the northeast, Anhui to the southeast, Hubei to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Shanxi to the northwest.
Henan is traditionally regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization.
Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth
1859 ~ 1936
First Canadian Presbyterian missionaries to mainland China.
Affiliation: Canadian Presbyterian Mission | Other Locales:
Dixon Edward Hoste
1861 ~ 1946
British missionary, administrator, and evangelist in China.
Affiliation: China Inland Mission | Other Locales: Shanxi Province
Donald MacGillivray
1862 ~ 1931
Canadian Presbyterian missionary in China.
Affiliations: Canadian Presbyterian Mission , Christian Literature Society | Other Locales: Shanghai
Marie Monsen
1878 ~ 1962
Norwegian missionary in China.
Affiliation: Norwegian Lutheran Mission | Other Locales: Shandong Province
Daniel Nelson
1853 ~ 1926
Pioneer Norwegian-American Lutheran missionary in central China.
Affiliation: Norwegian-American Lutheran Mission Society
P. Johannes Schutte
1913 ~ 1971
Catholic missiologist and administrator.
Affiliation: Society of the Divine Word
Nicolas Trigault
1577 ~ 1628
Jesuit missionary in China, the first European to see the Nestorian monument of 781.
Affiliation: Society of Jesus | Other Locales: Shaanxi Province
W. C. White
1873 ~ 1960
Canadian Anglican missionary to China and archaeologist.
Affiliation: Church Missionary Society