Background
Huizinga, Henry was born on January 8, 1873 in New Groningen, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert Thomas and Mary (Kema) Huizinga.
Huizinga, Henry was born on January 8, 1873 in New Groningen, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert Thomas and Mary (Kema) Huizinga.
Graduate Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1893, Master of Arts, 1896. Graduate Western Theological Seminary, 1896. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Michigan, 1907.
Ordained and sent out as missionary to India, 1896. Principal and president schools and colleges, Vellore, Ongole, Kurnool, India, 1896-1917. Member Madras Government Secondary School Leaving Certificate Board and Chief Examiner in English, 1912-1915.
Professor of English and head of department, Shanghai Baptist College (now University of Shanghai), since 1917.
Compiler and editor: Modern Short Stories, 1922. The World’s Best Short Stories, 1924.
The Best Modern Stories, 1927. The Best One-Acting Plays, 1929.
The Best Long Plays, 1931.
The Best English Essays, Volunteer I, 1934, Volunteer II, 1935. Author: Missionary Education in India, 1909. The A B C Correction Code, 1930.
College Composition, 1936.
Grammar and Composition for Middle Schools in China, 1940. The World’s Best Short Stories, New Series, 1941.
“I Say Unto You”, being The Sermon on the Mount according to Luke, 1942. The Gospel according to Saint John in verse, 1944.
Address: University of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Also 1924 Hays Park Avenue, Kalamazoo 30, Michigan
Member Madras Government Secondary School Leaving Certificate Board and Chief Examiner in English, 1912-1915.
Married Susan Antvelink, July 1, 1896. Children: Albert Thomas, Wilhelmina Swenne (Mistress Claire West. Lanam), Mary Joanna (Mistress Fred Larson), John Ongole, James Devadasen, Ruth Elizabeth (Mistress Baxter H. Webb).