한국에서 최초의 근대학교는 누구에 의해 설립 되었나요?
The hospital was founded by Horace Newton Allen, the American protestant missionary appointed to Korea by the Presbyterian Church in the USA The hospital was renamed Jejungwon (제중원 濟衆院, House of Universal Helpfulness) on April 26. As there appeared difficulties, the church appointed Canadian Oliver R. Avison to run "Jejungwon" on July 16, 1893. "Gwanghyewon" was financed at first by the Korean government, while the medical staff was provided by the church. However, by 1894 when the First Sino-Japanese War and Gabo reforms (갑오개혁) took place, the government was not able to continue its financial support, thus management of "Jejungwon" came fully under the church. In 1899, Avison returned to the U.S. and attended a conference of missionaries in New York City where he elaborated on the medical project in Korea. Louis Severance, a businessman and philanthropist from Cleveland, Ohio, was present and deeply moved. He later paid for the major portion of the construction costs of new buildings for the medical facility. "Jejungwon" (제중원) was renamed Severance Hospital after him.
Horace Newton Allen