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Born August 22, 1861 • New York
Died May 1, 1931 (aged 69) • Wuchang • China
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Francis Xavier Ford
American missionary
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Giovanni da Montecorvino
Franciscan missionary
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Robert Morrison
British missionary
Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie
Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot
Jesuit missionary
Verbiest, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Verbiest
Jesuit missionary
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Giulio Aleni
Italian priest
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Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
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Mary Hannah Fulton
American physician and missionary
Susan Lincoln Tolman Mills.
Susan Lincoln Tolman Mills
American missionary and educator
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Albert Coady Wedemeyer
American military leader
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Edgar Snow
American journalist
Melvil Dewey
Melvil Dewey
American librarian
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Frederick Townsend Ward
American adventurer
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty