George Heber Jones
George Heber Jones | |
Korean name | |
---|---|
Hangul | 조원시 |
Hanja | 趙元時[1] |
Revised Romanization | Jo Wonsi |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Wŏnsi |
Phonetic transcription | |
Hangul | 존스 |
Revised Romanization | Jonseu |
McCune–Reischauer | Chonsŭ |
George Heber Jones (August 14, 1867 – May 11, 1919) was an American Christian missionary in Korea.[1] Jones, who grew up in Utica, New York, is notable as the first Protestant missionary in Korea who took an academic approach to the research of Korean religions.
Career
Mission in Korea
Jones arrived in Korea in 1887 as a
sugar plantations there, which departed on December 22, 1902, more than half came from his church in Chemulpo (present-day Incheon).[4][5] In July 1907, he was the subject of a murder attempt; Yale University professor George Trumbull Ladd attributed the attack to opinions Jones had expressed in an article he wrote about the suppression of a Korean riot, in which he praised the Japanese police.[6] In general, Jones had a high opinion of Koreans but not of the conditions in Korean society; in particular, he wrote high praise for Korean migrants in Hawaii, attributing their success in their adopted land to their liberation from "the oppressive weight of past tradition, language, [and] association".[7] He died in Miami on May 11, 1919, after a long illness; his funeral was held in Leonia, New Jersey, four days later.[8][9]
His Korean name was 조원시(Jo Won-si).
Works
Personal life
He was married to Margaret Josephine Bengel.[10]
References
- ^ a b "George Heber Jones, 1867.8.14-1919.5.11" (in Korean). The Korean Methodist Church. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ISBN 082481598X.
- ISBN 0802846807.
- ISBN 031329741X.
- ^ Lee-Murabayashi, Duk-hee (2002). "Early Membership of Korean Methodist Churches in Hawaii" (PDF). Centennial Celebration of Korean Immigration to the United States. Center for Korean Studies, The University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ Ladd, George Trumbull (March 26, 1908). "Koreans a Bloody Race; Attempted Assassination of Mr. Stevens Not an Isolated Case". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- ISBN 0824822412.
- ^ "Obituary #1". The New York Times. May 13, 1919. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Obituary #2". The New York Times. May 14, 1919. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ The diary of Rosetta Hall 2, p229