Walter Henry Medhurst | |||||||||
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 Missionary Walter Medhurst with Choo Tih Lang and a Malay Boy | |||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1796 England | ||||||||
| Died | 24 January 1857 (aged 60) London, England | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥都思 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦都思 | ||||||||
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Walter Henry Medhurst (29 April 1796 – 24 January 1857), was an English Congregationalist missionary to China, born in London and educated at St Paul's School. He was one of the early translators of the Bible into Chinese-language editions.[1]
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.