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James Legge
(1815–1897)
Lexicographer
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James Legge was a lexicographer, best known for Tao te Ching.
Quick Facts About James Legge
- Born
- December 20, 1815
- Died
- November 29, 1897
- Profession
- Lexicographer
- Notable works
- Tao te Ching
About James Legge
James Legge was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator who was best known as an early 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.
Biography source: Wikipedia
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