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James Curtis Hepburn
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American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)
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James Curtis Hepburn was an American lexicographer, linguist, translator, and physician. Born in Milton in 1815, he received his education at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America and spoke English.
Hepburn authored 28 works, including *A Japanese and English Dictionary: With an English and Japanese Index*, *Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary*, *The New Testament in Japanese*, and *The letters of Dr.J.C.Hepburn*. He taught Ōmura Masujirō as a student. Hepburn died in East Orange in 1911.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1815
- Died
- 1911
- Works
- 28
Top works
- The letters of Dr.J.C.Hepburn
- A Japanese and English Dictionary: With an English and Japanese Index
- Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary
- The New Testament in Japanese
- A Japanese And English Dictionary
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1815-03-13 ) March 13, 1815, Milton, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- September 21, 1911 (1911-09-21) (aged 96), East Orange, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Princeton University , University of Pennsylvania
- Known for
- Medical missions in China and Japan , Hepburn romanization system
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Hepburn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Milton
- Place of death
- East Orange
- Occupation
- Bible translator
- Educated at
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Image
- James Curtis Hepburn.jpg
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- Commons category
- James Curtis Hepburn
- date of birth
- 1815-03-13
- date of death
- 1911-09-21
- name in native language
- James Curtis Hepburn
- student
- Ōmura Masujirō
- Commons Creator page
- James Curtis Hepburn
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Encyclopedic overview
James Curtis Hepburn (/ˈhɛpbərn/; March 13, 1815 – September 21, 1911) was an American physician, educator, translator and lay Christian missionary. He is known for the Hepburn romanization system for transliteration of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet, which he popularized in his Japanese–English dictionary.
Background and early life
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