Jessie McLaren

Jessie McLaren (1883-1968) was an Australian teacher, translator, gardener, missionary, and book collector.^[1][2] She spent thirty years in Korea and developed a library of rare Korean books, which her daughter, Rachel Human, donated to the National Library of Australia where it forms the McLaren-Human Collection.^[2]

Jessie McLaren
Born	1883
Died	1968
Nationality	Australian
Education	Master of Arts in philosophy
Occupation(s)	Australian missionary, gardener, translator, and teacher
Spouse	Dr. Charles I. McLaren
Children	Rachel Human

Education and early life

McLaren was a graduate in English and history and had a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne.^[3][4] McLaren started her career as a traveling secretary for the SCM (Student Christian Movement) in New Zealand and Australia. She then founded the Mrs. Paton Memorial Hospital and later became a volunteer to assist the Korean people and taught in Ewha's Women's College.^[3][4] She died in 1968.^[5]