Fearon, Samuel Turner

Title

Prof

First name(s) ^Ref: *1

Samuel Turner

Surname

Fearon

Position(s) held at King's College London

Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, 1847-1852

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended ^Ref: *3

Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Colonial Civil Servant and Senior Government Official in British Hong Kong
• Interpreter in the first Opium war (1839-1842)
• Registral general, public notary, coroner, magistrate officer

Personal details

Date of birth

1819

Place of birth

Chiswick, London

Date of death

18th January 1854

Place of death

St. Pancras, London

Family details

Son of Christopher and Elizabeth Fearon; married Caroline Libery in 1846; children: Charles and Kate​

Notes ^{Refs: *1 *4}

• Baptism  January 1820
• First went to China in 1826 with his father.
• Fluency in local tongue (Hong Kong)
• China Medal in war 1840-1842; 
• Ended his service in Malacca 1846