Jessie McLaren |
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Born | 1883 |
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Died | 1968 |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Education | Master of Arts in philosophy |
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Occupation(s) | Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher |
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Spouse | Dr. Charles I. McLaren |
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Children | Rachel Human |
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Jessie McLaren (1883-1968) was an Australian teacher, translator, gardener, missionary, and book collector.[1][2] She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rare Korean books, which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to the National Library of Australia where it forms the McLaren-Human Collection.[2]
Education and early life
McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne.[3][4] McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became a volunteer to assist the Korean people and taught in Ewha's Women's College.[3][4] She died in 1968.[5]
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