Harold Balme (, 28 May 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England - 13 February 1953 in London) was a British medical missionary to China. He served as president of Cheeloo University from 1921 to 1927.

Biography

Balme studied medicine at King's College and King's College Hospital. He went to Taiyuan in Shanxi as a medical missionary in 1906. In 1913, he took a position as professor of surgery at Cheeloo University and superintendent of the University's hospital. Later, he was appointed dean of the university's medical school and president of the University in 1921.

Harold Balme

Works

Harold Balme, "Medical Missions in China", The Lancet, Vol. 198 No. 5119 pp 784–786, 1921 Harold Balme, "China and Modern Medicine: A Study in Medical Missionary Development", London: United Council for Missionary Education, 1921. Harold Balme, "The trend of medical mission policy in China, International Review of Mission", Volume 13, Issue 2, pages 247-257, April 1924.

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1878 births

1953 deaths

Alumni of King's College London

English Protestant missionaries

Protestant missionaries in China

Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Presidents of Cheeloo University

Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Christian medical missionaries

British expatriates in China

People from Hackney Central

Harold Balme