Wilhelm Lobscheid House


Wilhelm Lobscheid House was named after pastor Wilhelm Lobscheid and its house colour is blue.

Pastor Wilhelm Lobscheid (1822–1893) was born in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He joined the Rhenish Missionary Society in 1844 and was appointed as a priest, then sent to reinforce the missionary work in the Far East and arrived in Hong Kong on May 22, 1848. Active in Hong Kong and Canton region, he devoted himself missionizing and at the same time providing medical care to the local residence. 

He had remarkable work of translation, including editing translation of the Old Testament and the New Testament. Lobscheid’s English–Chinese dictionary, one of the most comprehensive versions of its kind in the nineteenth century. He continued his work as a medical doctor and pastor until his death in 1893.

School Year 2021-2022

House Captain: 5B Au Young Tin Wang, 5C Wong Hei Laam

House Vice-Captains: 5D Mo Ka Ki, 5D Tsoi Cheuk Kwan

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