Word: ko
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...portrait of Professor Ko Kun Hua appears in the Graphic, with his autograph in both Chinese and English...
Funeral services over the body of Prof. Ko Kun Hua were held in Appleton Chapel yesterday noon. The remains were carried up the aisle and placed in front of the pulpit. They were followed by President Eliot with Professor Ko's eldest son, - who was dressed in a white Chinese suit, - a mandarin, Rev. Dr. Holland, and a few friends. The remains were enclosed in a casket, on top of which were placed his mandarin hat and a necklace of beads of a peculiar kind, which was the insignia of his rank in China. The exercises commenced with the singing...
...death of Professor Ko Kun-hua leaves his family in a very embarrassing and pitiable condition. His wife, who has no knowledge of our language at all, is left in a strange country almost friendless, with a family of six small children to provide for. It is not as yet known how much property Professor Ko has left for the support of his family, but probably enough to provide for them until their return to China. We understand that Mrs. Ko will remain in this country three months, and then leave for China with the embalmed body of her dead...
...Ko Kun-hua died at his residence, 717 Cambridge street, yesterday at 4.30 P. M., of acute pneumonia, after an illness of two weeks. He was a native of Ningpo, and came to this country in 1879. He was appointed professor of Chinese at Harvard for three years, commencing Sept. 1, 1879. In China he belonged to a family of high rank, was a mandarin of the third grade and held several important government positions at Ningpo. He was a sub-prefect, and by imperial promotion was made prefect. Since he came to Cambridge he has had three pupils...
...latest theory is that Professor Ko wrote that Chinese letter...