Samuel Kidd

Samuel Kidd (1799–12 June 1843, Camden)[1] was an English Protestant missionary in Malacca, and professor of Chinese at University College, London.

[2] At the end of April 1824 Kidd sailed for the London Missionary Society to Madras, and on to Malacca, where he arrived in November.

[2] In 1829 Kidd's wife returned to England on account of her health, giving birth to her daughter in June 1830.

[2] In 1837 Kidd was appointed professor of Chinese at University College, London, for a term of five years.

The appointment was not renewed at the end of that term, and Kidd died suddenly of epilepsy on 12 June 1843, at his residence in Camden Town.