Edward Band (7 January 1886 – 22 March 1971) was an English Presbyterian missionary and schoolteacher. He spent most of his career in Taiwan, arriving in 1912 and leaving in 1940. He was the first missionary there sent to Japan to learn Japanese after the transfer of power from the Qing dynasty to the Japanese government.[1]
Edward Band | |
|---|---|
 Missionary and teacher | |
| Born | 7 January 1886 |
| Died | 22 March 1971 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
Band taught at and was eventually principal of Tainan's Presbyterian Church High School, renamed Chang Jung Senior High School in 1939, and introduced association football to the island.[1][2][3]
Band authored two books; Barclay of Formosa (1936), a biography of fellow missionary Thomas Barclay, and Working His Purpose Out (1947), a history of the English Presbyterian Mission published on its centenary in 1947.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Otness, pp. 8–9
- ^ Pan, Jason. "FEATURE: Taiwan's soccer roots start in colonial Tainan". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Han Cheung (1 January 2023). "Taiwan in Time: Soccer madness in the Japanese era". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Otness, Harold M. (1999), One Thousand Westerners in Taiwan, to 1945, Taipei, Taiwan: Academia Sinica
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