Griffith John | |
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Born | Swansea, Wales | 14 December 1831
Died | 25 July 1912 London, England | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Christian missionary to China |
Griffith John (Chinese: 楊格非; pinyin: Yáng Géfēi; 14 December 1831 – 25 July 1912) was a Welsh Christian missionary and translator in China. A member of the Congregational church, he was a pioneer evangelist with the London Missionary Society (LMS), a writer and a translator of the Holy Bible into the Chinese language.[1]