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Born January 5, 1782 • England
Died August 1, 1834 (aged 52) • Guangzhou • China
Subjects Of Study Chinese languages
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Yan Fu
Chinese scholar
Robert Moffat, oil painting by William Scott, 1842; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Moffat
British missionary
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Mary Elizabeth Wood
American librarian and missionary
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Giovanni da Montecorvino
Franciscan missionary
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Chinese author
Xu Guangqi
Xu Guangqi
Chinese official
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H.A. Giles
British scholar
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Kumarajiva
Buddhist scholar
Amiot, Jean-Joseph-Marie
Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot
Jesuit missionary
Verbiest, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Verbiest
Jesuit missionary
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Francis Xavier Ford
American missionary
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Giulio Aleni
Italian priest
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Paramārtha
Indian Buddhist missionary and translator
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
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Saint Cyril
Christian theologian
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Saint Methodius
Christian theologian
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
president of United States
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