James Curtis Hepburn
American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Curtis Hepburn (/ˈhɛpbɜːrn/; 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.
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Born | March 13, 1815 (1815-03-13) Milton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 21, 1911(1911-09-21) (aged 96) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | Medical missions in China and Japan Hepburn romanization system |
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