Gregory Paul Jordan (died 4 December 1921) was a British-Indian doctor and educator of Armenian descent. He served in various medical positions throughout colonial British Hong Kong, and was involved with various medical and educational institutions in the territory.
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Early life and education
editGregory Paul Jordan was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), a nephew of British-Indian property magnate Paul Chater.[1]: 32
Jordan graduated from Edinburgh University in 1880 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Master of Surgery degree. He then studied in Vienna and Paris, before receiving a Diploma of Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in 1884.[2]
Colonial career
editAfter receiving his diploma, Jordan travelled to British Hong Kong and entered into a partnership with W. S. Adams which would eventually become Anderson & Partners.[1]: 32 Around this time, he became colonial surgeon of Hong Kong.[2]
Once the colonial surgeon post was abolished, Jordan took over from Adams as Port Health Officer, in addition to running his own medical practice.[1]: 32 He remained in the post of Port Health Officer until his death.[2] In 1887, he helped found and served as a consulting surgeon for the Alice Memorial Hospital.[1]: 32 As he was earning income from his own private practice, Chinese patients treated at the Alice Memorial Hospital received free treatment from Jordan and his fellow doctors.[3]
He became surgeon-superintendent to the police during World War I.[2]
Alongside Patrick Manson and James Cantlie, Jordan helped to found the Hong Kong Medical College.[2] He served in various faculty positions for the college, and in 1915 was appointed Professor of Tropical Medicines at its successor, the University of Hong Kong.[1]: 32
From 1913, he served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the University of Hong Kong, and from 1918 also served as Acting Vice-Chancellor.[1]: 32 In January 1921, William Brunyate arrived to relieve Jordan of the office of Vice-Chancellor.[4]: 63
In his later years, he was granted the degree of Legum Doctor.[2]
Personal life
editJordan died on 4 December 1921 in London.[2] He was married,[4]: 63 and a member of the Freemasons.[1]: 32
Legacy
editJordan was the namesake of Jordan Valley in New Kowloon.[1]: 32 [5] After Jordan's death, his uncle Paul Chater founded a library in his name within the Students' Union of the University of Hong Kong, which was opened the following September by his widow.[4]: 63
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Dafydd Emrys (1987). Constancy of Purpose: An Account of the Foundation and History of the Hong Kong College of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong, 1887-1987. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-194-8. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Gregory Paul Jordan". The British Medical Journal. 2 (3182): 1097. 1921. ISSN 0007-1447. JSTOR 20429499. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Ching, Frank (2018). 130 Years of Medicine in Hong Kong: From the College of Medicine for Chinese to the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. Springer. p. 22. ISBN 978-981-10-6316-9. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Mellor, Bernard (1981). The University of Hong Kong: An Informal History (2 vols). Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-023-1. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ The South China Morning Post, 31 May 1909, p.6.