Robert Morrison

British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China (1782-1834)

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Robert Morrison appears in Vinony's Fellows of the Royal Society collection — one of 9,360 entries.

Within Vinony's link graph, Robert Morrison is referenced by 570 other articles, and connects out to Qing dynasty, Society of Jesus and Congregational churches.

It is catalogued under topics including 1782 births, 1834 deaths and 19th-century lexicographers.

Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Family name: Morrison
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Bullers Green
Place of death: Guangzhou
Child: John Robert Morrison
Occupation: missionary
Educated at: Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Languages spoken: Yue Chinese
Religion: Presbyterianism
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity
Image: Robert Morrison by John Richard Wildman.jpg
Number of children: 8

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Commons category: Robert Morrison (missionary)
member of: Royal Society
date of birth: 1782-01-05
date of death: 1834-08-01
different from: Robert Morrison
place of burial: Old Protestant Cemetery
writing language: Mandarin

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Article · Português

Robert Morrison FRS foi um religioso e missionário protestante britânico, foi o primeiro missionário protestante na China. Depois de vinte e cinco anos de trabalho ele traduziu toda a Bíblia para a língua chinesa e batizou dez crentes chineses. Morrison foi pioneiro na tradução da Bíblia para chinês e planejado para a distribuição das Escrituras tão amplamente quanto possível, ao contrário do anterior trabalho de tradução católica romana, que nunca haviam sido publicados.

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