Livingstone College, London

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Livingstone College, London
Active1893 (1893)–1914 (1914)
Location
London
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England
,
United Kingdom

Livingstone College, established 1893 is a former college for Christian missionaries [1] in Leyton, London, England. [2] It was named after the Scottish physician and missionary David Livingstone. Its purpose was to provide education to missionaries going to tropical countries in the elements of medicine. [3] Training was given over a 9-month programme. [4]

The site of the college, postcode E10 6SJ is now occupied by a street named Greg Close. [2]

Known students

References

  1. ↑ Dews, D. Colin. "Livingstone College, London". DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Livingstone College Relief Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Johnson, R. (1 December 2010). "Colonial Mission and Imperial Tropical Medicine: Livingstone College, London, 1893-1914" . Social History of Medicine. 23 (3): 549–566. doi:10.1093/shm/hkq044. ISSN   0951-631X.
  4. ↑ "University and Educational Intelligence". Nature. 84 (2128): 194–195. August 1910. Bibcode:1910Natur..84..194.. doi: 10.1038/084194a0 . ISSN   0028-0836. S2CID   3975060.
  5. ↑ "DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland".

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