1815 - 1897
James Legge Scottish Linguist
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Details
| First Name |
James
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| Last Name |
Legge
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| Birthday |
20th December, 1815
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| Birthplace |
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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| Died |
29th November, 1897
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| Place of Death |
Oxford, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Religion |
Congregationalist
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation |
Linguist
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James Legge (; 20 December 1815 – 29 November 1897) was a Scottish sinologist, missionary, and scholar, best known as an early and prolific translator of Classical Chinese texts into English.
Legge served as a representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840–1873) and was the 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.
