George Ernest Morrison
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.
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Anglo-Chinese relations*
Digital Archive of
Toyo Bunko Rare Books: 27 rare books selected from the collection of Dr. George Ernest Morrison.
