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Born January 11, 1892 • New York City • New York
Died February 21, 1952 (aged 60) • Guangzhou • China
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American librarian and missionary
Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie
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Jesuit missionary
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Franciscan missionary
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Robert Morrison
British missionary
Verbiest, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Verbiest
Jesuit missionary
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Italian priest
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Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
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American physician and missionary
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American military leader
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American journalist
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American adventurer
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Chinese official
Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV
pope
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Roman Catholic saint
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American missionary
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Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
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Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty

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