John Arthur

John Arthur

John William Arthur, OBE, MD (born Glasgow, 1881, died Edinburgh, 1952) was a medical missionary and Church of Scotland minister who served in British East Africa (Kenya) from 1907 to 1937. He was known simply as "Doctor Arthur" to generations of Africans.

Read more about John Arthur:  Early Life and Education in Scotland, The Alliance High School, The Female Genital Mutilation Controversy, Ministry After Africa, Athletics, Honours, Papers, Related Studies

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