Harold Balme

Harold Balme

Harold Balme in 1922
Born (1878-05-28)May 28, 1878
Hackney, Middlesex, England
Died February 13, 1953(1953-02-13) (aged 74)
London
Occupation medical missionary
Spouse(s) Hilda E. Carr

Harold Balme (Chinese: 巴慕德; pinyin: Ba Mùdé, May 28, 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England - February 13, 1953 in London) was a British medical missionary to China. He served as president of Cheeloo University from 1921 to 1927.

Balme studied medicine at King's College and King's College Hospital.[1] He went to Taiyuan in Shanxi as a medical missionary in 1906.[1] In 1913, he took a position as professor of surgery at Cheeloo University and superindent of the University's hospital.[1] Later, he was appointed dean of the university's medical school and president of the University in 1921.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Obituary HAROLD BALME, OBE, MD, FRCS, British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4808, pg. 511-512, Feb. 28, 1953


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