James Legge
James Legge 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.
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Date of Birth
December 20th, 1815
Age
209
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
November 29th, 1897
Died Aged
81
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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