George Patterson (missionary)
George N. Patterson | |
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Born | Falkirk, Scotland |
19 August 1920
Died | 28 December 2012 (aged 92) Lesmahagow, Scotland |
George Neilson Patterson (born 19 August 1920 in Falkirk, Scotland died at Auchlochan, Lesmahagow, Scotland, 28 December 2012) [1] also known as Patterson of Tibet, was a former Scottish engineer and missionary who served as medical officer and diplomatic representative of the Tibetan resistance movement during the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
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Letter of Remembrance
The International Campaign for Tibet awarded him their Light of Truth Award on 25 March 2011.[2] In a letter presented with the award, a simple butter-lamp symbolizing the light the recipient has shed on the cause of Tibet, the Dalai Lama’s Special Envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari said: "It is my honour to convey to you in writing the decision of the Board of the International Campaign for Tibet to award you the Light of Truth, the highest recognition in the Tibet world of service to Tibet. The Board of Directors, chaired by Mr. Richard Gere, took the unanimous decision with great enthusiasm and, on their behalf, I offer you heartfelt congratulations. It gives my added pleasure as a Khampa to be the person to officially bring this news to you, Khampa Gyau [‘bearded Khampa’], the name by which His Holiness the Dalai Lama fondly and humorously called you."[3]
Publications
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Joint publications
with Meg Patterson
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Contributor
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Documentaries
Advisor and scriptwriter
- 1964: Raid Into Tibet with Adrian Cowell and Chris Menges
- 1970 Chasing the Dragon (film)
- 1980 Synanon
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Article, including photograph of George Patterson on his Tibetan horse, at ExplorersWeb.com
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- Use British English from August 2012
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- 1920 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Falkirk
- 20th-century Scottish medical doctors
- Scottish Christian missionaries
- Tibet freedom activists
- Tibetan diplomats
- Scottish journalists
- Scottish explorers
- Explorers of Tibet
- Scottish travel writers
- Scottish autobiographers