# Thomas Richardson Colledge

> Thomas Richardson Colledge (Chinese: 郭雷樞)  was an English surgeon with the East India Company at Guangzhou (Canton) who served part-time as the first medical missionary in China, and played a role in establishing the Canton Hospital. In 1837, he founded and served as the first president of the Medical Missionary Society of China.

*British surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1796
- **Died:** 1879-10-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Thomas Richardson Colledge (Chinese: 郭雷樞)  was an English surgeon with the East India Company at Guangzhou (Canton) who served part-time as the first medical missionary in China, and played a role in establishing the Canton Hospital. In 1837, he founded and served as the first president of the Medical Missionary Society of China.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.5
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Thomas Richardson Colledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Richardson_Colledge)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7793528)

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