Charles McEwen Hyde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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missionary
Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1832
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 13-Oct-1899
Profession: missionary
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Charles McEwen Hyde
- Charles McEwen Hyde (June 8, 1832 – October 13, 1899) was a Congregationalist missionary who arrived in Hawaii in 1877.
- He was instrumental in establishing and supporting schools to educate and train the Hawaiian population of the time.
- Hyde mentored native Hawaiians who wanted to enter the Christian ministry, and he helped provide smallpox vaccinations for the population.
- He was a descendant of Scottish Covenanters, and one of the original five trustees of Kamehameha Schools.
- Private correspondence about Father Damien, penned by Hyde and published without his permission, sparked a heated public rebuke from Robert Louis Stevenson who expressed his belief that sainthood lay ahead for Damien.
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