John Van Nest Talmage
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John Van Nest Talmage was a 19th-century American missionary and linguist known for his influential work on the Amoy dialect and contributions to the development and promotion of the Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization system for Southern Min Chinese.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Van Nest Talmage canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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Presbyterian missionary ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ |
| activity |
Bible translation into Southern Min
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preaching in Amoy dialect ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1819-08-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Somerville, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of Pe̍h-ōe-jī for Southern Min ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-08-19 ⓘ |
| denomination | Reformed ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
NERFINISHED
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Rutgers University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Talmage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese linguistics
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Southern Min studies ⓘ missionary work ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop | Pe̍h-ōe-jī orthographic conventions for Amoy dialect ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Pe̍h-ōe-jī literature in Southern Min
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subsequent Amoy dialect lexicography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization
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missionary work in Xiamen (Amoy) ⓘ work on the Amoy dialect ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageWorkedOn |
Amoy dialect of Southern Min
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Chinese language ⓘ Southern Min Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Reformed Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Van Nest Talmage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrColleague | missionaries of the Amoy mission ⓘ |
| notableWorkType |
dictionary
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language textbooks ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Xiamen, Fujian, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication |
"A Romanized Dictionary of the Formosan Vernacular"
NERFINISHED
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"Tn̂g-oē Hoan-jī Chho͘-ha̍k" (Chinese language learning materials in Pe̍h-ōe-jī) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Pe̍h-ōe-jī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAsMissionaryIn |
Fujian Province, China
NERFINISHED
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Xiamen, Fujian, Qing China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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