W. S. Pakenham-Walsh
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W. S. Pakenham-Walsh | |
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| Born | William Sandford Pakenham-Walsh 1868 Ireland |
| Died | 26 April 1960 (aged 92) England |
| Occupation | Christian missionary, scholar, educationalist, writer |
| Notable works | A Tudor Story: The Return of Anne Boleyn |
William Sandford Pakenham-Walsh (
educationalist
and writer. He was most famous for his work Tudor Story.
Life
W. S. Pakenham-Walsh was born in 1868 into a distinguished Irish clerical family.[1] His middle name, Sandford, was given to him by his father, William Pakenham Walsh who served as curate and later Rector of Sandford Parish in Dublin.[2]
In 1897, W. S. Pakenham-Walsh went to China under the auspices of
Cangshan. In 1907, he opened "St. Mark's Anglo-Chinese College", later known as Foochow Trinity College, today the Fuzhou Foreign Language School.[3][4][5] W. S. Pakenham-Walsh retired in 1919, but he remained in China until 1921.[2] On his return to England he became Vicar of Sulgrave, Northamptonshire,[6] and also a keen scholar and educationalist.[7]
W. S. Pakenham-Walsh's most notable work is his Tudor Story that he completed at age 90. His strong interest in
Tudor Court.[8]
W. S. Pakenham-Walsh died on 26 April 1960.[8]
Selected works
- Some Typical Christians of South China (1905)
- Nestorius and the Nestorian Mission in China (1908)
- Chants in War (1916)
- Anne Boleyn: or, The queen of May – A Play in Four Acts (1921)
- Three Medical Missionaries: in Memoriam (1922)
- The Church of St. James, Sulgrave (Notes on Famous Churches and Abbeys) (1925)
- Fifty Miles Around Sulgrave (1929)
- Through Cloud and Sunshine (1932)
- Twenty Years in China (1935)
- A Tudor Story: The Return of Anne Boleyn (1963), ISBN 978-0-227-67678-3
References
- ^ a b c A Tudor Story by W. S. Pakenham-Walsh and John D. Pearce-Higgins: booksamillion.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b c Patrick Comerford: A Welcome Awaits You at Overseas House
- ^ "Cangshan District Records: Biographies" (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Cangshan District Records: Education" (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Eimhin Walsh, The Missionary Legacy of the Church of Ireland in China". Dublin University Far Eastern Mission. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Sulgrave Billiard Club, "The Chronicles of a Country Parish" – A village Appraisal of Sulgrave Published in 1995". Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b "A Tudor Story: The Return of Anne Boleyn, by W. Pakenham-Walsh". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Vicar Who 'Talked' to Henry VIII". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1960. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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