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Samuel Kidd (1804–1843) was an English Protestant missionary in
In 1829 Kidd's wife returned to England on account of her health, giving birth to her daughter in June 1830. Two years later attacks of epilepsy compelled Kidd himself to go back. In 1833 he was appointed pastor of a church at Manningtree in Essex.
In 1837 Kidd was appointed professor of Chinese at University College, London, for a term of five years. The appointment was not renewed at the end of that term, and Kidd died suddenly on 12 June 1843, at his residence in
Malacca
Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...
, and professor of Chinese at University College, London.
Life
Born 22 November 1804 at Welton, near Kingston upon Hull, he was educated at the village school there. In 1818 he was sent to Hull, where he was drawn towards a missionary career, and in 1820 he entered the London Missionary Society's training college atGosport
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At the end of April 1824 Kidd sailed for the London Missionary Society to Madras
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, and on to Malacca, where he arrived in November. He took up the Hokkien dialect of Chinese under the Rev. David Collie. In the course of 1826 he published short tracts in Chinese, and the following year was appointed professor of Chinese in the Anglo-Chinese College of Malacca
Ying Wa College (also referred to as YWC, Anglo-Chinese College, ) is a direct subsidised boys' secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong near Nam Cheong station. It was established (as the Anglo-Chinese College) in Malacca in 1818 by the first ...
. From this time he took an active part in missionary work, preaching and writing.
In 1829 Kidd's wife returned to England on account of her health, giving birth to her daughter in June 1830. Two years later attacks of epilepsy compelled Kidd himself to go back. In 1833 he was appointed pastor of a church at Manningtree in Essex.
In 1837 Kidd was appointed professor of Chinese at University College, London, for a term of five years. The appointment was not renewed at the end of that term, and Kidd died suddenly on 12 June 1843, at his residence in Camden Town
Camden Town (), often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England, north of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Camden, and identified in the London Plan as o ...
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Works
As well as short works in Chinese, Kidd was the author of: * "Critical Notices of Dr. Robert Morrison's Literary Labours" in ''Memoir of Morrison'', 1838, ii. 1–87; * inaugural lecture at University College on the Chinese language, 1838; * a catalogue of the Chinese library at the Royal Asiatic Society; and * ''China, or Illustrations of the Philosophy, Government, and Literature of the Chinese'', London, 1841.Family
In April 1824 Kidd married Hannah, second daughter of William Irving of Hull. They had four children, three born in China. However, Sara Ann Kidd was born on June 29th 1830 in Hull, after her mother had returned to England.Notes
Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Samuel 1804 births 1843 deaths Congregationalist missionaries in Malaysia English Congregationalist ministers English orientalists People from Kingston upon Hull English Congregationalist missionaries