Edkins, Joseph

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Joseph Edkins

1823-1905

Joseph Edkins

(19 December 1823 − 23 April 1905)

English sinolog and missionary of the London Missionary Society. Was sent to China in 1848, residing at Tientsin, Tchenfu and Peking until 1863 (BCW 9:413). The bibliography lists the revised second edition of Chinese Buddhism: A Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive and Critical, published in London in 1893 (BCW 11:572).

Some links:

• Works: Edkins J. (works)
• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Эдкинс, Джозеф

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To show: Joseph Edkins; sortable: Edkins, Joseph
Person's short name: J. Edkins; sortable: Edkins, J.; for categories: Edkins J.
Lifetime: 1823-1905
Shortly: English sinolog and missionary of the London Missionary Society. Was sent to China in 1848, residing...