Lanneau, Sophie Stevens, 1880-1963
Southern Baptist missionary educator to China, 1907-1951. Founded Wei Ling Girls School, Wuhsien (formerly Soochow) China and was principal for 16 years; interned by Japanese, repatriated; trustee, University of Shanghai.
From the description of Correspondence, 1906-1963. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 34232910
Sophie Lanneau was a graduate of Meredith College, and a teacher and Southern Baptist Convention educational missionary to China, 1907 to 1951. She founded the Wei Ling Girls' Academy in Soochow (1911) and was interned by the Japanese in 1942. She was repatriated to the United States in 1943 but returned to China in 1946, where she remained until 1950.
From the description of Sophie Stevens Lanneau Papers, 1883-1963 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 60690838
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| creatorOf | Lanneau, Sophie Stevens, 1880-1963. Correspondence, 1906-1963. | Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Lanneau, Sophie Stevens, 1880-1963. Sophie Stevens Lanneau Papers, 1883-1963 | Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library |
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| associatedWith | Southern Baptist Convention. Foreign Mission Board | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Shanghai (China) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wei Ling Girl's Academy (Suzhou, Jiangsu Sheng, China) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wei Ling Girls School (Wuhsien, China) | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1880
Death 1963
