John Chalmers (missionary)

John Chalmers (1825–1899) was a Scottish Protestant missionary in China and translator.^[1]

Chalmers served with the London Missionary Society and during the late Qing Dynasty China. He wrote several works on the Chinese language, including the first translation into English of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (which he called the Tau Teh King).

Works

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• John Chalmers (1882). An account of the structure of Chinese characters under 300 primary forms: after the Shwoh-wan, 100 A.D., and the phonetic Shwoh-wan, 1833. Trübner & co. p. 199. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1882). An account of the structure of Chinese characters under 300 primary forms: after the Shwoh-wan, 100 A.D., and the phonetic Shwoh-wan, 1833. Trübner & co. p. 199. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1811). Account of the structure of Chinese characters under 300 primary forms: after the Shwoh-Wan, 100, A.D., and the Phonetic Shwoh-Wan, 1833 (2 ed.). Kelly. p. 199. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1891). Ying Yüeh tzu tien (6 ed.). Kelly & Walsh. p. 296. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1859). An English and Cantonese pocket dictionary: for the use of those who wish to learn the spoken language of Canton Province. Printed at the London Missionary Society's Press. p. 159. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1862). An English and Cantonese pocket-dictionary: for the use of those who wish to learn the spoken language of Canton province (2 ed.). London missionary society's press. p. 163. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1870). Ying yue zi dian (3 ed.). Printed at the London Missionary Scoiety's Press. p. 146. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1870). Ying yue zi dian (3 ed.). Printed at the London Missionary Scoiety's Press. p. 146. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
• John Chalmers (1868). The Speculations on Metaphysics, Polity and Morality of "The Old Philosopher," Lau-tsze. London: Trubner. p. 62. Retrieved 2013-01-20. 
• The origin of the Chinese. (Hong Kong: 1866)

References

• American Presbyterian Mission (1867). Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press. 
• Broomhall, Alfred (1982). Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Barbarians at the Gates. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 

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