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Robert Henry Cobbold

Robert Henry Cobbold (Chinese: 哥伯播义) (1816, Eye, Suffolk - 1893 Hereford ) was an Anglican missionary who worked with William Russell at the Church Missionary Society in China in Ningbo, China.[1]

He and Russell left for China in November 1847,[1] arriving in Ningbo, where they started work with the assistance of Mary Ann Aldersey.[2]

Publications

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  • 1862 The Christian Governess [3]
  • Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn by Themselves [4]

Several of his works were printed in Chinese:

  • 1856 Exhortations for the Age (pinyin: Ch'uan-shih-wen,)

References

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  1. 1 2 Cobbold, Anthony. "Robert Henry COBBOLD (#148) - The Cobbold Family History Trust". family-tree.cobboldfht.com. Cobbold Family History Trust.
  2. ↑ "Cobbold, R. H." bdcconline.net. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Robert Henry Cobbold". ABE Books. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn by Themselves". ABE Books. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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