Occupation missionary, Name John Whitewright | Spouse(s) Martha Alexandra Allen Years active 45 Years | |
Known for Establishment of Museums in China | ||
John Sutherland Whitewright (Chinese: 怀恩光; pinyin: Huái ēnguāng, September 5, 1858 in Edinburgh - January 10, 1926 in Tianjin) was a British Baptist missionary to China in the late 19th and early 20th century. He arrived in the city of Qingzhou, Shandong province in 1880 or in 1881. In 1886, he started a theological college in Qingzhou that would later develop into Gotch-Robinson Theological College. He directed the college with the assistance of Alfred G. Jones and J. Percy Bruce. In 1887, he established the Yidu Museum (named after the former Yidu County) in Qingzhou. In 1904, he moved with the museum to Jinan, where the museum became the Guangzhi Yuan. In 1917, he taught at the divinity school of Cheeloo University. His museum became a forerunner of the Shandong Provincial Museum.