William James Hall
William James Hall (January 16, 1860 – November 24, 1894) was a Canadian medical and religious missionary in
Korea, primarily in
Pyongyang during the 1890s. Upon graduation from medical school, he worked in
New York and was appointed as Medical Superintendent at the Madison Street Medical Mission under the supervision of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. During his three years in Korea, Hall expanded the Methodist Mission, providing care for Korean soldiers and Pyongyang residents during the
First Sino-Japanese War. Hall died of
typhus on November 24, 1894, tending to wounded on the banks of the
Taedong River.
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