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Hudson Taylor

1832 - 1905

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James Hudson Taylor (Chinese: 戴德生; pinyin: dài dé shēng; 21 May 1832 – 3 June 1905) is regarded as one of the most "important and influential missionaries of all time." He was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM, now OMF International). Taylor visited or lived in China over a period of 51 years. The CIM that he founded in 1865 became the largest of many missionary organizations in China. By 1910, It had more than 800 missionaries to the country, created 125 schools, and converted more than 20,000 Chinese to Christianity, as well as establishing more than 300 stations of work with more than 499 local helpers based in all 18 provinces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hudson Taylor is the 1,553rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,203rd in 2024), the 1,802nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,268th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hudson Taylor ranks 1,553 out of 3,187. Before him are Ibn Asakir, Hujr ibn Adi, Michael the Syrian, Benjamin I of Constantinople, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, and Juan Carlos Aramburu. After him are Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Polyeuctus, Catherine Eddowes, Gregory III Laham, Saint Mercurius, and Kōdō Sawaki.

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Among people born in 1832, Hudson Taylor ranks 33. Before him are Michel Bréal, Louis Paul Cailletet, William Le Baron Jenney, Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, Henry Steel Olcott, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier. After him are Miguel Miramón, Adalbert Krueger, John Brown Gordon, Ivan Zajc, Rudolf Lipschitz, and Pavel Tretyakov. Among people deceased in 1905, Hudson Taylor ranks 31. Before him are Alois Riegl, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, and Lew Wallace. After him are George MacDonald, Pedro Américo, Meyer Guggenheim, Ivan Sechenov, Henrik Sjöberg, and Infanta Amalia of Spain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hudson Taylor ranks 1,802 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Minghella (1954), Tom Hooper (1972), Matthew Boulton (1728), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Colin McRae (1968), and Claire Bloom (1931). After him are George Robert Waterhouse (1810), Francis Baily (1774), Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Bowring (1792), William Boyce (1711), and George MacDonald (1824).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Hudson Taylor ranks 42. Before him are Edith Cavell (1865), Mary Ann Nichols (1845), Simon Stock (1164), Annie Chapman (1841), Reginald Pole (1500), and Elizabeth Blount (1500). After him are Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Ball (1338), Dunstan (909), Paul Gallagher (1954), Alkmund of Derby (800), and Mary Ward (1585).

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