# William Charles White

> William Charles White was an Anglican missionary bishop to China and later an academic specializing in Chinese study. He was the first bishop of Henan. In addition to his missionary work he was a great collector of Chinese artifacts. A majority of his collection are the foundation for the Chinese collections at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

*Anglican missionary bishop to China and later an academic specializing in the study of that country (1873-1960)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1873-08-22
- **Died:** 1960-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Charles White was an Anglican missionary bishop to China and later an academic specializing in Chinese study. He was the first bishop of Henan. In addition to his missionary work he was a great collector of Chinese artifacts. A majority of his collection are the foundation for the Chinese collections at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.4
- **Momentum:** 2.7

## Sources
- [William White (bishop of Honan)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_White_(bishop_of_Honan))
- [怀履光](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%80%80%E5%B1%A5%E5%85%89)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8020272)

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