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Horace N. Allen

American missionary doctor who opened Gwanghyewon (Jejungwon) in 1885 and later served as US minister to Korea

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    1885Gwanghyewon Hospital Foundedleader

    At the suggestion of the American missionary doctor Horace Allen, Korea’s first Western-style hospital opened in Jae-dong, Seoul; it was soon renamed Jejungwon.