Wei Yuan

Wei Yuan

male, deceased (1856)
Wei Yuan. Chinese scholar from Shaoyang in Hunan province, moved to Yangzhou in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. Wei obtained the...
Robert Bennet Forbes

Robert Bennet Forbes

male, deceased (1889)
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (September 18, 1804 - November 23, 1889), was a sea-captain, China merchant, ship-owner, and writer. He was born in...
Elijah Coleman Bridgman

Elijah Coleman Bridgman

male, deceased (1861)
Elijah Coleman Bridgman D. D. (April 22, 1801 - November 2, 1861) was the first American Protestant Christian missionary appointed to China. He...

Henry Kellett

male, deceased (1875)
Sir Henry Kellett was a British naval officer and explorer. Kellett joined the British navy in 1822. He spent five years in the West Indies and...
James Curtis Hepburn

James Curtis Hepburn

male, deceased (1911)
James Curtis Hepburn was born in Milton, Pennsylvania. He attended Princeton and Pennsylvania universities and became a doctor. He decided to go to...

Mujangga

male, deceased (1856)
Mujangga. Manchu statesman during the late Qing dynasty. Mujangga belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner in the Eight Banners. He was awarded the...
Sakuma Shōzan

Sakuma Shōzan

male, deceased (1864)
Sakuma Shōzan sometimes called Sakuma Zōzan, was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of Sh...