Ernest Cromwell Peake, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnest Cromwell Peake
Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1874
Date of Death: 24-Dec-1950
Profession: missionary
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Ernest Cromwell Peake
- Ernest Cromwell Peake (18 August 1874 – 24 December 1950) was an English Missionary of the London Missionary Society who worked in China, from 1899 to 1922.
- He was the first medical missionary to work in Hengchow (Hengzhou, modern Hengyang), in Hunan Province, China where he set up a clinic and dispensary.
- He was also appointed head of the Mackenzie Memorial Hospital in Tianjin, China in 1912.
- Peake was known for teaching Chinese locals about medicine, and for being one of the first missionaries to bring modern medical techniques to China.
- He was the father of Mervyn Peake, the writer and poet.
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