Walter Henry Medhurst
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Walter Henry Medhurst was a 19th-century British Protestant missionary and sinologist known for his influential work in Chinese linguistics, translation, and Bible dissemination in East Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Henry Medhurst canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
British Protestant missionary
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human ⓘ sinologist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Batavia
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1796-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1857-01-24 ⓘ |
| employer | London Missionary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Medhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bible translation
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Chinese linguistics ⓘ Sinology ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Sir Walter Henry Medhurst
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Walter Henry Medhurst (the younger) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten |
Chinese
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English NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| memberOf | London Missionary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Walter Henry Medhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compiling early Chinese–English dictionaries
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early Protestant missionary work in China ⓘ translating and revising the Bible into Chinese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chinese and English Dictionary
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Chinese and English Vocabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ English and Chinese Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
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missionary ⓘ sinologist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| religiousDenomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| spouse | Betsey Medhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Chinese Bible translation
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distribution of Christian literature in East Asia ⓘ |
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