Ekvall, Robert B. (Robert Brainerd), 1898-1983
Variant namesMissionary, translator; born in 1898 on the Tibet-China border to American missionary parents; grew up in China and attended college in the United States; after brief service in World War I, he and his wife went to China as missionaries with the Christian and Missionary Alliance; later began an evangelistic work in Tibet; after his wife's death in 1940, Ekvall eventually returned to the United States and served as a translator and intelligence officer in the Army until 1951; taught anthropology briefly at the University of Chicago but was recalled to active service in 1953 to translate at the Korean War peace negotiations; left the Army again in 1958 to resume teaching which he did until retirement in 1974; died in 1983.
From the description of Ephemera of Robert Brainerd Elkvall, 1933-1980. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448892
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| creatorOf | Ekvall, Robert B. (Robert Brainerd), 1898-1983. Ephemera of Robert Brainerd Elkvall, 1933-1980. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Alley, Rewi, 1897-1987. | person |
| associatedWith | Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. | person |
| associatedWith | Christian and Missionary Alliance. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wheaton College (Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Zhongguo guo min dang. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1898-02-18
Death 1983
English
