Robert Henry Cobbold () (1816,

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) was an

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missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Tho ...

who worked with William Russell at the

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. He and Russell left for China in November 1847, arriving in Ningbo, where they started work with the assistance of

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Early life

Several of his works were printed in Chinese: * 1856 ''Exhortations for the Age'' ()

References

{{reflist 1816 births 1893 deaths Cobbold family