Hockman, Robert William, 1906-1935
Missionary doctor; born in China on October 29, 1906 to missionary parents; married Winifred Thompson, 1932; joined Foreign Mission Board of the United Presbyterian Church, 1933; surgeon at George Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; worked with Red Cross for Haile Selassie during Italo-Ethiopian war; killed in 1935 while trying to defuse an Italian bomb. Winifred Thompson Hockman was born on September 24, 1906; graduated from Muskingum College, 1929.
From the description of Papers of Robert William Hockman, 1933-1982, (bulk 1933-1936, 1982). (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448985
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Hockman, Robert William, 1906-1935. Papers of Robert William Hockman, 1933-1982, (bulk 1933-1936, 1982). | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Christian Medical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Coptic Church. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | George Memorial Hospital (Addis Adaba, Ethiopia) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975. | person |
| associatedWith | Hockman, Winifred Thompson, 1906- | person |
| associatedWith | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wheaton College (Ill.) | corporateBody |
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| Ethiopia | |||
| Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) |
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| Presbyterian Church |
| Evangelistic work |
| International relief |
| Italo |
| Medical care |
| Missions, Medical |
| Missionaries |
| Missionaries |
| Missions |
| Presbyterians |
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Birth 1906
Death 1935
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