Samuel Wells Williams | |||||||||||
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.jpg) S. Wells Williams | |||||||||||
| Born | September 22, 1812 Utica, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | February 16, 1884 (aged 71) | ||||||||||
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, missionary and sinologist | ||||||||||
| Relatives | Cornelia Williams Martin (cousin) | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 衛三畏 | ||||||||||
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Samuel Wells Williams (September 22, 1812 – February 16, 1884) was a linguist, official, missionary and sinologist from the United States in the early 19th century.