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Robert Morrison

British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China (1782-1834)

PersonDied aged 52humanQ559754

Born: January 5, 1782
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1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
5.Stated in History of Missiology
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Died: August 1, 1834
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1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
5.Stated in History of Missiology
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Birthplace: Bullers Green
Place of death: Guangzhou
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: lexicographer
, linguist
, translator
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Education: Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Spouse: Mary Morton
, Eliza Morrison

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Robert Morrison, FRS was a British Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong, and Dutch Malacca, who was also a pioneering sinologist, lexicographer, and translator considered the "Father of Anglo-Chinese Literature". Morrison, a Presbyterian preacher, is most notable for his work in China. After 25 years of work he translated the whole Bible into the Chinese language and baptized ten Chinese believers, including Cai Gao, Liang Fa, and Wat Ngong. Morrison pioneered the translation of the Bible into Chinese and planned for the distribution of the Scriptures as broadly as possible, unlike the previous Roman Catholic translation work that had never been published.

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AA Dictionary of the Chinese Language1815 · book by Robert Morrison

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Morrison Hillarea and location of a hill in Hong Kong

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Ying Wa College1818 · secondary school in Hong Kong

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Member of: Royal Society of London
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society
Given name: Robert
Family name: Morrison
Religion or worldview: Presbyterianism
Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-21
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Writing language: English
Mandarin
Different from: Robert Morrison criterion used: two persons with the same name or a similar name, date of birth
Place of burial: Old Protestant Cemetery
Child: John Robert Morrison
Number of children: 8
Depicted by: Robert Morrison
Archives at: Hong Kong Baptist University Library Special Collections & Archives inventory number: RG.4 · title: Lady Ride Collection

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