Omar Leslie Kilborn
Omar Leslie Kilborn | |
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| Born | November 20, 1867 Frankville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 18, 1920 (aged 52) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, physician |
| Employer | West China Union University |
| Spouses | Jane Fowler
(m. 1891; died 1892)Retta Gifford Kilborn (née Mary Alfretta Gifford)
(m. 1894) |
| Children | Leslie Gifford Kilborn |
Omar Leslie Kilborn (Chinese name: 啓爾德; 启尔德; November 20, 1867 – May 18, 1920), was a Canadian medical missionary who greatly advanced Western medical techniques in West China. He was one of the founders of the West China Union University in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and was a member of the Canadian Methodist Church. He was an educator, a leading professor of science and medicine, and the author of multiple medical and linguistic texts.