Grenfell, Sir Wilfred (Thomason)
- Grenfell, Sir Wilfred (Thomason)
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born Feb. 28, 1865, Parkgate, Cheshire, Eng.
died Oct. 9, 1940, Charlotte, Vt., U.S.
English medical missionary.
Having joined the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, he initiated missionary service to the fishermen of Labrador and became absorbed in improving conditions there. He raised funds through speaking tours and books. When the Mission withdrew its support, he founded the International Grenfell Association, which helped found 6 hospitals, 4 hospital ships, 7 nursing stations, 2 orphanages, 2 large schools, 14 industrial centres, and a cooperative lumber mill in Labrador.
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Grenfell, Sir Wilfred (Thomason) — (28 feb. 1865, Parkgate, Cheshire, Inglaterra–9 oct. 1940, Charlotte, Vt., EE.UU.). Médico misionero inglés. Habiéndose incorporado a la Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (Real misión nacional para pescadores de alta mar), inició sus… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Wilfred Grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (* 28. Februar 1865 in Parkgate auf der Halbinsel Wirral, England; † 9. Oktober 1940 in Charlotte im US Bundesstaat Vermont) war Arzt und Missionar. Er ging nach einem Medizinstudium in London im Jahr 1892 in die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wilfred Grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG (February 28, 1865 October 9, 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador.He was born at Parkgate, Wirral and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois in 1909. She died… … Wikipedia
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Grenfell — [gren′fel΄] Sir Wilfred Thomason [täm′ə sən] 1865 1940; Eng. physician, writer, & medical missionary to Labrador … English World dictionary
Grenfell — biographical name Sir Wilfred Thomason 1865 1940 English medical missionary … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grenfell — /gren fel/, n. Sir Wilfred Thomason /tom euh seuhn/, 1865 1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland. * * * … Universalium
Grenfell — Gren•fell [[t]ˈgrɛn fɛl[/t]] n. big Sir Wilfred Thomason, 1865–1940, English physician and medical missionary in Labrador … From formal English to slang
