Frederick Porter Smith Explained

Frederick Porter Smith (1833–1888)^[1] was one of the first British medical missionaries to China, in the 19th century.^{[2] [3]} The Wesleyan Missionary Committee sent him to Hankow, China, for both philanthropic and evangelical reasons late in 1863.^[4]

Writings

He wrote several books on China while there and after his return; his 1871 work is only the second English-language work to mention soybean sprouts.^[5] Smith also reported on the use of tobacco^[6] and of opium in his territory, opining that moderate opium use was "not incompatible with the health of those who practice it".^[7]

Works

• The Rivers of China (1869)
• A Vocabulary Of Proper Names, In Chinese And English: Of Places, Persons, Tribes, And Sects, In China, Japan, Korea, Annam, Siam, Burma (1870)
• Book: Frederick Porter Smith. Contributions Towards the Materia Medica and Natural History of China. 1871. American Presbyterian Mission Press.
• Chinese Materia Medica: Vegetable Kingdom (1911) (with George Arthur Stuart)

Notes and References

1. Book: Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Frans A. (Frans Antonie) 1921-1997. Stafleu. Frans A. (Frans Antonie). Stafleu. Richard S.. Cowan. March 12, 1976. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. v.5 (1985) [Authors Sal-Ste]. 9789031302246 .
2. Fa-ti Fan, "British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter", Harvard University Press, Jun 30, 2009
3. Web site: Missionary History - What happened when | Methodist Heritage. www.methodistheritage.org.uk.
4. The Wesleyan-Methodist, Wesleyan Conference Office, London, 1864
5. Book: William Shurtleff. Akiko Aoyagi. History of Soy Sprouts (100 CE To 2013): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. January 2013. Soyinfo Center. 978-1-928914-54-9. 6–.
6. Book: Carol Benedict. Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010. 10 April 2011. University of California Press. 978-0-520-94856-3. 134–.
7. Book: Edward Balfour. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures. 1885. B. Quaritch. 35–.