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Joseph Edkins

[English] Joseph Edkins (b. 1823 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England; d. 1905 in Shanghai, Kiangsu, China) was a British Protestant missionary who spent 57 years in China, 30 of them in Beijing (Peking). As a Sinologue, he specialized in Chinese religions. Edkins was also a linguist, a translator, and a philologist. He wrote many books about the Chinese language and the Chinese religions especially Buddhism.

[Deutsch] Joseph Edkins (* 1823 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England; † 1905 in Shanghai, Kiangsu, China) war ein britischer protestantischer Missionar, der 57 Jahre in China, davon 30 in Beijing (Peking) verbrachte. Als Sinologe war er spezialisiert auf chinesische Religionen. Edkins war auch Sprachwissenschaftler, Übersetzer und Philologe. Er schrieb viele Bücher über die chinesische Sprache und die chinesischen Religionen, insbesondere den Buddhismus.

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British missionary and linguist (1823–1905)

Born 19 December 1823
Died 23 April 1905

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  • Cover of: Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical

    Cover of edition chinesebuddhismv00edki Cover of edition chinesebuddhism00edkirich Cover of edition chinesebuddhism01edkigoog Cover of edition chinesebuddhism00edkigoog First published in 1880 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Religion in China: containing a brief account of the three religions of the Chinese, with observations on the prospects of Christian conversion amongst that people

    Cover of edition cu31924023203700 Cover of edition religioninchinac00edki Cover of edition religioninchinac00edkirich First published in 1878 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: China's place in philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin

    Cover of edition cu31924023345758 First published in 1871 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The revenue and taxation of the Chinese empire

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  • Cover of: Religion in China: a brief account of the three religions of the Chinese

    First published in 1877 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The early spread of religious ideas: especially in the Far East.

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  • Cover of: Banking and prices in China

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  • Cover of: Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language: with lists of common words and phrases, and an appendix containing the laws of tones in the Peking dialect ...

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  • Cover of: Opium: historical note, or, The poppy in China

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  • Cover of: Ancient symbolism among the Chinese

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  • Cover of: The evolution of the Hebrew language

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  • Cover of: Modern China: thirty-one short essays on subjects which illustrate the present condition of the country.

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  • Cover of: Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language, with lists of common words and phrases, and an appendix containing the laws of tones in the Peking dialect.

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  • Cover of: Chinese currency

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  • Cover of: Local value in Chinese arithmetical notation

    First published in 1886 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Shanghai fang yan ci hui ji: A vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect

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  • Cover of: China's place in philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin

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British missionary and linguist (1823–1905)

Born 19 December 1823
Died 23 April 1905

Subjects

Chinese language, Religion, Buddhism, Dialects, History, Buddha and Buddhism, Confucianism, Conversation and phrase books, Description and travel, Taoism, Tone, Buddha (The concept), Buddhism, china, China, religion, Comparative and general Grammar, Dictionaries, Grammar, Language and languages, Religions, Tones, Apologetics, Appropriations and expenditures, Architecture, Banks and banking, Bouddhisme

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China, Beijing, Beijing (China), Iran, Shanghai, Asia, Peking

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Alternative names

  • Rev. Dr. Joseph Edkins
  • Joseph. Edkins
  • J. Edkins

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 29, 2011 Edited by marycee Added new photo
January 29, 2011 Edited by marycee added short bio, life dates, Wikipedia link
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import