Dr. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (Chengtu) 啟真道博士(成都) ~ Second Chairman of the Chung Chi College Board of Governors

Dr. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), born in Sichuan to Canadian medical missionaries, was a key figure in Chinese medical and Christian higher education. After studying in Canada, he returned to West China Union University (WCUU) in Chengdu as a physiology professor, eventually becoming Dean of Medicine and Director of Dentistry. Despite war injuries, he earned several doctorates and led medical research and teaching during the Japanese invasion and World War II. In 1952, Kilborn moved to Hong Kong to chair the Physiology Department at the University of Hong Kong. He played a major role in Chung Chi College, serving as Chairman of the Board (1955–1960) and Vice-President (1960–1963). Kilborn was instrumental in uniting Chung Chi, New Asia, and United Colleges into the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1963. The Kilborn family’s 72 years of medical missionary service in China are commemorated at Chung Chi College. He retired to Canada and died in Toronto in 1967.

Dr. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), nascido em Sichuan de missionários médicos canadenses, foi uma figura importante na educação médica chinesa e no ensino superior cristão. Após estudar no Canadá, retornou à West China Union University (WCUU) em Chengdu como professor de fisiologia, tornando-se posteriormente Decano da Medicina e Diretor da Odontologia. Apesar de ferido na guerra, obteve vários doutorados e liderou pesquisas médicas durante a invasão japonesa e a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Em 1952, Kilborn mudou-se para Hong Kong para presidir o Departamento de Fisiologia da University of Hong Kong. Teve papel fundamental no Chung Chi College, atuando como Presidente do Conselho (1955–1960) e Vice-Presidente (1960–1963). Contribuiu para a união das faculdades Chung Chi, New Asia e United na Chinese University of Hong Kong em 1963. A família Kilborn, com 72 anos de missionariado médico na China, é homenageada no Chung Chi College. Aposentou-se no Canadá e faleceu em Toronto em 1967.

启真道博士（Dr. Leslie Gifford Kilborn，1895–1972）出生于四川，父母为加拿大医学传教士，是中国医学教育与基督教高等教育的重要人物。他曾在加拿大留学，回到成都的西华联大学（West China Union University）任教生理学，并先后担任医学院院长和牙科学院主任。尽管在战争中受伤，他获得多项博士学位，领导医学研究和教学工作，历经日军侵华和第二次世界大战。1952年，Kilborn赴香港任香港大学生理学系主任，后来积极参与中华书院（Chung Chi College）管理，担任董事会主席（1955–1960）和副校长（1960–1963）。他推动中华书院、新亚书院和联合书院在1963年合并成立香港中文大学。Kilborn家族在中国长达72年的医学传教历史在中华书院得到纪念。Kilborn退休后返回加拿大，1967年在多伦多逝世。