Carstairs Douglas | |
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 Missionary and Linguist | |
| Born | 27 December 1830 |
| Died | 26 July 1877 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh |
| Title | LL.D. |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Robert Douglas Janet Monteath |
Carstairs Douglas (Chinese: 杜嘉德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō͘ Ka-tek; 27 December 1830 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire – 26 July 1877 in Xiamen, China) was a Scottish missionary, remembered chiefly for his writings concerning the Hokkien language of Southern Min in Southern Fujian, in particular his Chinese–English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy.