Morrison, Robert
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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Morrison, Robert (1782–1834), first Protestant missionary in
China. Working under the
LMS, he was sent to Canton in 1807. With great difficulty he secured lessons in Chinese, which could not then be taught to foreigners. He published a Chinese grammar, a dictionary, and a translation of the Bible.
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