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American missionary (1868–1941) For son, the publisher, see Henry Luce.

Henry W. Luce

Born	Henry Winters Luce (1868-06-24)24 June 1868 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	7 December 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 73) Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Christian Missionary
Children	4, including Henry R. Luce

Henry Winters Luce (June 24, 1868 – December 7, 1941) was an American missionary and educator in China. He was the father of the publisher Henry R. Luce.

Biography

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Luce graduated from Yale University in 1892. After graduation, he stayed at Union Seminary in New York for 2 years, before his seminary training at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1896.

In 1897, Luce married Elizabeth Root, was ordained, and sent to China by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. In total, he spent 31 years in the country with Elizabeth, where their four children were born, Henry, Emmavail, Elisabeth, and Sheldon.

Luce was a professor at Cheeloo University in Jinan, China, where he led fundraising efforts and served as vice president for a short time. He also helped to initiate the Yale-in-China Association. In 1928, he accepted a professorship at the Kennedy School of Missions in Hartford, Connecticut. He held this position until his retirement in 1935. He died in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Honors

Luce Memorial Chapel was named in honor of the Rev. Henry W. Luce

One of Luce's sons, Henry R. Luce, established a grant-making foundation as a tribute to his parents.

Luce Memorial Chapel, designed by I.M. Pei and situated on the campus of Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, is named after Henry W. Luce. Construction of the chapel was sponsored by Henry R. Luce.

References

^ Neely, Alan. "Henry Winters Luce (1868—1941)". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity.
^ "History". The Henry Luce Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
"Henry Winters Luce". geni.com. GENI. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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Colleges and universities	United Board University of Shanghai Cheeloo University Ginling College University of Nanking Soochow University Yenching University St. John's University Hangchow University Fukien Christian University Lingnan University College of Yale-in-China Huachung University West China Union University Peking Union Medical College Methodist Episcopal Church Hwa Nan College English Presbyterian Mission Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association Reformed Church in the United States
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Pivotal events	Taiping Rebellion First Opium War Second Opium War Unequal treaty Yangzhou riot Tianjin Massacre Kucheng Massacre Boxer Crisis 1911 Revolution Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War People's Republic
Publications	The Chinese Repository Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal The Christian Occupation of China Journal of the West China Border Research Society The West China Missionary News

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