Jessup, Henry Harris, 1832-1910

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Jessup, Rev. Henry, 1832-1910

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Jessup, Henry H. (Henry Harris), 1832-1910

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جسب، هنري، 1832-1910

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Jessup, Henry H.

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هنري جسب، 1832-1910

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جسب، هنري هارس

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Henry Harris Jessup was a missionary in Syria from 1856 to 1910, serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Presbyterian Mission Board. He was one of the founders of the Syrian Protestant College, later known as the American University of Beirut.

From the description of Henry Harris Jessup papers, 1851-1912 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152609 1832 Apr 19 Born in Montrose, Pennsylvania 1851 B.A., Yale 1855 B.D., Union Theological Seminary 1855 Ordained as Presbyterian minister 1856 1860 Served in Tripoli, Syria as a missionary under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; developed expertise in Arabic language 1857 Married Caroline Bush while on visit to America; --Children: Anna, William, and Henry 1858 Returned to Tripoli 1860 Moved to Beirut 1862 Brother, Samuel, went to Syria as missionary for the American Board 1860 Wife, Caroline, died 1866 One of the founders of the Syrian Protestant College, now the American University of Beirut 1868 Married Harriet Elizabeth Dodge who died in 1882--Children: Stuart, Mary, Amy, Ethel, Frederick 1870 Syrian mission work transferred from the American Board to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions; Jessup was acting pastor of the Syrian Church of Beirut and secretary of the Asfuriyeh Hospital for the Insane from its foundation. 1873 Published The Women of the Arabs 1874 Published Syrian Home Life 1879 Published The Mohammedan Missionary Problem 1884 Married Theodosia Davenport Lockwood 1891 Published The Greek Church and Protestant Missions 1898 Published The Setting of the Crescent and the Rising Cross 1910 Published Fifty-Three Years in Syria 1910 Apr 28 Died in Beirut From the guide to the Henry Harris Jessup Papers, 1851-1912, (Yale University Divinity School Library)

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