James Curtis Hepburn

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James Curtis Hepburn was an American missionary and physician best known for creating the influential Hepburn romanization system for the Japanese language.

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instanceOf human
lexicographer
missionary
physician
awardReceived Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1815-03-13
dateOfDeath 1911-09-21
educatedAt Pennsylvania College of Medicine NERFINISHED
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
University of the City of New York NERFINISHED
employer American Presbyterian Mission Board NERFINISHED
mission hospital in Yokohama
familyName Hepburn NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Christian missions
Japanese language
lexicography
medicine
givenName James
hasHonor Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED
knownFor compiling an influential Japanese–English dictionary
creating the Hepburn romanization system
missionary work in Japan
languageOfWorkOrName English
Japanese
livedIn Milton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
New Jersey NERFINISHED
Yokohama NERFINISHED
memberOf American Presbyterian Mission NERFINISHED
middleName Curtis NERFINISHED
name James Curtis Hepburn NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Hepburn romanization NERFINISHED
Japanese–English dictionary NERFINISHED
occupation lexicographer
missionary
physician
translator
placeOfBirth Milton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath East Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
sexOrGender male
spouse Clara Leete Hepburn NERFINISHED
workLocation Japan NERFINISHED
United States of America
Yokohama NERFINISHED

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Hepburn developer James Curtis Hepburn
Hepburn namedAfter James Curtis Hepburn
Hepburn originallyDevelopedBy James Curtis Hepburn
Hepburn romanization creator James Curtis Hepburn
Hepburn romanization namedAfter James Curtis Hepburn