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Elijah Coleman Bridgman (April 22, 1801 – November 2, 1861) was the first American Protestant Christian missionary appointed to China. He served with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Elijah Coleman Bridgman was the first American missionary to China, who worked on Bible translation, education and language learning. He was married to Eliza Jane Bridgman, who founded Bridgman Academy in Peking.
A biography of the first American missionary to China, who was a pastor, writer, Bible translator, and respected Sinologist. Learn about his conversion, language study, literary labors, and friendship with Robert Morrison and Liang A-fa.
Eliza Jane Bridgman was a pioneer educational missionary in China who married Elijah Coleman Bridgman, a Congregational missionary, in 1844. She founded several schools for girls and women, wrote books about China, and died in 1871.
One of the first few Protestant missionaries to arrive in China prior to the First Opium War, Bridgman was a pioneering scholar and cultural intermediary, and laid the foundations for American sinology. His work shaped the development of early Sino-American relations.
21 de nov. de 2007 · The pioneer of American missions in China : the life and labors of Elijah Coleman Bridgman. by. Bridgman, E. C. (Elijah Coleman), 1801-1861; Bridgman, Eliza Jane Gillett. Publication date. 1864.
Elijah Coleman Bridgman (April 22, 1801 – November 2, 1861) was the first American Protestant Christian missionary appointed to China. He served with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
