Francis James (missionary)

Francis Huberty James or in Chinese: Xiu Yaochun 秀耀春 (born Francis James, 1851–1900) was a British Christian Missionary who went to China in 1876 as part of the China Inland Mission (CIM) founded by J. Hudson Taylor (1832–1905).

He was influential in the early translation of the Chinese Language, wrote many manuals on the teaching/learning for elementary students of the Chinese Language and became a University of Peking professor.[1] He was killed during the Boxer Rebellion on 20 June 1900 and is considered a Christian martyr.

  1. ^ "Chinese Books on Display: Textbooks at the Turn of 20th Century | SULAIR". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-14."Chinese Books on Display: Textbooks at the Turn of 20th Century" Stanford University. Says "Xiu Yaochun (秀耀春, Francis Huberty James, 1851-1900), missionary from Britain, taught in the Imperial University, Peking (京师大学堂). " Retrieved 14 March 2012