Zenas Sanford Loftis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zenas Sanford Loftis

Date of Birth: 11-May-1881

Place of Birth: Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1909

Profession: scientist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Zenas Sanford Loftis (11 May 1881 - 12 August 1909) was an American physician who worked briefly as a medical missionary in Batang, a largely Tibetan town in Sichuan Province of China.
His photography and published diary contained accounts of culture, religious traditions, and the geography of China and Tibet.Albert Shelton, the head of the Batang mission, wrote that Loftis "was a man who loved all the beauties of nature and was able to see God on every hand." He believed that Loftis would be a capable replacement for him when he and his family went on furlough to the United States.
Upon arrival in June 1909, Loftis accepted the responsibility of the mission's dispensary until his death two months later from typhus fever and smallpox.