Robert Henry Cobbold
Robert Henry Cobbold (Chinese: 哥伯播义) (1816, Eye, Suffolk - 1893 Hereford ) was an Anglican missionary who worked with William Russell at the Church Missionary Society in China in Ningbo, China.[1]
He and Russell left for China in November 1847,[1] arriving in Ningbo, where they started work with the assistance of Mary Ann Aldersey.[2]
Early life
[edit]Several of his works were printed in Chinese:
- 1856 Exhortations for the Age (pinyin: Ch'uan-shih-wen,)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cobbold, Anthony. "Robert Henry COBBOLD (#148) - The Cobbold Family History Trust". family-tree.cobboldfht.com. Cobbold Family History Trust.
- ^ "Cobbold, R. H." bdcconline.net. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 6 December 2022.