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James Curtis Hepburn

American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)

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James Curtis Hepburn

American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)

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James Curtis Hepburn 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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Occupation: lexicographer, linguist, translator, physician
Citizenship: United States
Born: March 13, 1815
Died: September 21, 1911

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Clarissa Leete Hepburnspouse Slator Clay Hepburnsibling

A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaryknown for A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaryknown for Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary Therd Editionknown for University of Pennsylvaniaeducated at Princeton Universityeducated at Presbyterian Church in the United States of Americamember of United Statescountry of citizenship

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James Curtis Hepburn 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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Occupation: lexicographer, linguist, translator, physician
Citizenship: United States
Born: March 13, 1815
Died: September 21, 1911

Family

Clarissa Leete Hepburnspouse Slator Clay Hepburnsibling

A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaryknown for A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaryknown for Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary Therd Editionknown for University of Pennsylvaniaeducated at Princeton Universityeducated at Presbyterian Church in the United States of Americamember of United Statescountry of citizenship