Guo Shih-Hyung - Kakujitsuryo

Japanese: 郭実猟 - かくじつりょう
Guo Shih-Hyung - Kakujitsuryo

…A German-born Prussian missionary, Orientalist, and the first translator of the Bible into Japanese. His Chinese name was Guo Shili. He was sent to Batavia by the Dutch Missionary Society, and later moved to Singapore, Thailand, and Macau. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Guo Shihunting" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドイツ,プロイセン生れの宣教師,東洋学者,最初の聖書邦訳者。漢名,郭実猟。オランダ伝道協会からバタビアに派遣され,のちにシンガポール,タイさらにマカオへ移る。…

※「郭実猟」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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