James Legge
James Legge (/lɛɡ/; 20 December 1815 – 29 November 1897) was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator who was best known as an early translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Legge served as a representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840–1873) and was the first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University (1876–1897). In association with Max Müller he prepared the monumental Sacred Books of the East series, published in 50 volumes between 1879 and 1891.
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Missionary to China | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1815 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 1897 (aged 81) Oxford, England | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 理雅各 | ||||||||||
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