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](/photos/james-legge.jpg)
Alias (AKA) | 理雅各 |
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Birth date | December 20, 1815 |
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Date of death | November 29, 1897 |
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External resources
- http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/4401597.pdf
- http://www.electricscotland.com/history/legge
- http://www.sacred-texts.com/cfu/index.htm
- http://www.w66.eu/elib/html/ttk.html
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics00legggoog
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics01legggoog
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics01mencgoog
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics01minggoog
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics02legggoog
- https://archive.org/details/chineseclassics02minggoog