Frederick Porter Smith
British medical missionary (1833–1888)
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Frederick Porter Smith (1833–1888)[1] was one of the first British medical missionaries to China, in the 19th century.[2][3] The Wesleyan Missionary Committee sent him to Hankow, China, for both philanthropic and evangelical reasons late in 1863.[4]
Writings
He wrote several books on China while there and after his return; his 1871 work is only the second English-language work to mention soybean sprouts.[5] Smith also reported on the use of tobacco[6] and of opium in his territory, opining that moderate opium use was "not incompatible with the health of those who practice it".[7]
Works
- The Rivers of China (1869)
- A Vocabulary Of Proper Names, In Chinese And English: Of Places, Persons, Tribes, And Sects, In China, Japan, Korea, Annam, Siam, Burma (1870)
- Frederick Porter Smith (1871). Contributions Towards the Materia Medica and Natural History of China. American Presbyterian Mission Press.
- Chinese Materia Medica: Vegetable Kingdom (1911) (with George Arthur Stuart)
