George Ernest Morrison
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George Ernest Morrison, (February 4, 1862 – May 30, 1920), also known as Chinese Morrison, was an Australian adventurer born in Scotland and qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Edinburgh.
Ill at ease with the requirements of formal study, Morrison first made a name for himself by walking across Australia. From 1897, he was resident correspondent for The Times in Beijing, China, and subsequently travelled from Beijing to British occupied Burma via Yunnan. His book An Australian in China details his experiences on that journey. In 1900, he helped organise the defence of the foreign legations in Beijing when they were besieged for 55 days during the Boxer Rebellion.
Morrison was political adviser to the President of China from 1912 to 1920.
The book Morrison of Peking is a 1971 biography by Cyril Pearl.
See also
External link
- [Digital Archive] of Toyo Bunko Rare Books: 27 rare books selected from the collection of Dr. George Ernest Morrison.
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