Two-Way Knowledge Transfer in Nineteenth Century China: The Scottish Missionary-Sinologist Alexander Wylie (1815-1887)

by Ian Gow

Book Overview

This book is a biography of a remarkable Scottish missionary worker, Alexander Wylie, a classical nineteenth century artisan and autodidact with a gift and passion for languages and mathematics. He made significant contributions to knowledge transfer, both to and from China: in missionary work as a printer, playing an important role in the production and distribution of a new Chinese translation of the Bible; as a teacher, translating into Chinese...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367722453
• ISBN13: 9780367722456
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"