Williamson, A.

…The original name was The Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the Chinese. In 1887 (the 13th year of the Guangxu era), British Presbyterian missionary A. Williamson, in cooperation with R. Hart and Y. Allen, founded the Society in Shanghai under the name of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge. In 1892, it was renamed the Guangxue Society. It enlightened the Chinese people by translating Western books into Chinese and publishing them. …

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…原名The Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the Chinese。1887年(光緒13)，英国長老会宣教師ウィリアムソンA.WilliamsonがハートR.Hart，アレンY.Allenらと協力し，同文書会の名で上海に設立し，1892年広学会と改称。西洋書籍の漢訳と出版を通じて中国人を啓蒙した。…

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