Hoffman, Rolla E. (Rolla Edwards), 1887-1974
Variant namesDr. Rolla Edwards Hoffman was a American medical missionary for the United Presbyterian Church in the USA. He served in Iran from 1915 to 1957, working in Tehran from 1915-1916, 1932-1933, and 1940-1942; in Meshed (Mashad) from 1916-1947; and in Resht (Rasht) from 1948-1957.
From the description of Rolla Hoffman papers, 1915-1957. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 73174603
Rolla Edwards Hoffman, medical missionary for the United Presbyterian Church in the USA, served in Iran for 42 years. Dr. Hoffman was born in Leipsic, Ohio in 1887. He graduated from Berea College in 1908, spent the first year of medical school at American Medical Missionary College, and received his M.D. from Western Reserve University in 1913. He worked in Tehran during 1915-1916, 1932-1933, and 1940-1942. He was in charge of the American Hospital in Meshed from 1916-1947 and the Christian Hospital in Resht from 1948-1957.
In 1919, Dr. Hoffman married Helen Easton, a nurse working in Iran. They had two children, Elizabeth and Harriet. Helen Hoffman died in 1949. Dr. Hoffman married Dr. Adelaide Kibbe Frame, widow of Dr. John Davidson Frame and a medical missionary with 28 years of service in Iran, in 1950.
From the guide to the Rolla Hoffman papers, 1915-1957, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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| creatorOf | Rolla Hoffman papers, 1915-1957 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Hoffman, Rolla E. (Rolla Edwards), 1887-1974. Rolla Hoffman papers, 1915-1957. | University of Oregon Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Hoffman, Rolla Edwards, 1887-1974. Report of the American Christian Hospital, Resht, Iran for the year 1950-1951 / R.E. Hoffman, A.K. Hoffman. | Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS |
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| associatedWith | American Christian Hospital (Resht, Iran) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hoffman, Adelaide Kibbe Frame, 1901- | person |
| associatedWith | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. | corporateBody |
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| Iran | |||
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| Presbyterian Church |
| Presbyterian Church |
| Health and medicine |
| Missions, Medical |
| Missions, Medical |
| Missionaries |
| Missionaries, Medical |
| Missionaries, Medical |
| Missionaries, Medical |
| Missionaries, Medical |
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Birth 1887
Death 1974
