About John Chalmers
Lived 1825 – 1899 (aged 74). John Chalmers was a missionary, translator, teacher and christian minister.
John Chalmers (1825–1899) was a Scottish Protestant missionary in late Qing Dynasty China and translator. His work An English and Cantonese Pocket Dictionary popularized the term "Cantonese". Before 1859, Cantonese was referred in English as "the Canton dialect".
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Who was John Chalmers?
Scottish Protestant missionary in China
When was John Chalmers born?
John Chalmers was born on 24 October 1825 in Aberdeen.
When did John Chalmers die?
John Chalmers died on 22 November 1899 in Incheon, South Korea.
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John Chalmers was a missionary, translator, teacher and christian minister.
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· DBpedia: John Chalmers (missionary)
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