James Legge

James Legge (/lɛɡ/; Chinese: 理雅各; 20 December 1815 – 29 November 1897) was a noted Scottish sinologist, a Scottish Congregationalist, representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840–1873), and 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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James Legge
Alias (AKA)理雅各
Birth dateDecember 20, 1815
Birth place
Huntly , Aberdeenshire (historic)
Religion
Congregational church
Date of deathNovember 29, 1897
Place of death
Oxford , United Kingdom

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