Young John Allen

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Young John Allen

Young John Allen ( Chinese  林 樂 知 , Pinyin lín lè (yue) zhī ; born January 3, 1836 in Burke County , (Georgia); † May 30, 1907 in Shanghai ) was an American missionary in China .

Life

Young grew up as an orphan with relatives who raised him in the Baptist faith. As a teenager, Allen turned to Methodism . He attended the "Emory and Henry College" in Washington County (Virginia) and the "Emory College" in Georgia . Both training centers were shaped by Methodism. Allen graduated in 1858 and married after selling both his lands and slaves . In 1860 he traveled to China as a missionary, where he settled in Shanghai. There he worked as a teacher and translator for Chinese authorities. His concern was to reduce the hostility between Chinese and western foreigners in the country through educational work. On his initiative several small schools, later the Anglo-Chinese College (today: Soochow University (Suzhou) ) were founded. At the turn of the century, Allen had made a name for himself in China and made a significant contribution to social change in China. Allen has translated several books into Chinese, was the editor of a Chinese daily newspaper and the author of several books.

family

Allen was married to Mary Houston and had three children.

Works

Editing
  • Chiao-hui hsin-pao (News of churches 教會 新 報, Zhongguo jiaohui xinbao)
  • Wàn Guó Gōng Bào (Wan-kuo kung-pao, Chinese Globe Magazine 萬 國 公報)
Translations
  • Chūsei kankeiron (中西 関係 論 Zhongxi guanxi bian)
  • Chūtōenkeni honmatsu (中東 戦 紀 本末 Zhongdong zhanji benmo)
  • Li Hongzhang li pin Ou Mei ji (李 鸿章 历 聘 欧 美 记)
  • Lieguo suiji zheng yao (列国 岁 计 政 要)
  • Lude gai jiao ji lüe (路 得 改 教 纪 略 - Life of Martin Luther)
  • Shanghai xin bao (上海 新 報)
  • Shiei hennenpyō
  • Si yi bian nianbiao (四 裔 編 年表)
  • The diary of a voyage to China, 1859-1860
  • Armies of Asia and Europe
Letters
  • in an online version of the Beck- Center.

literature

Adrian A. Bennett: Missionary Journalist in China: Young J. Allen and His Magazines, 1860-1883 , University of Georgia Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-8203-0615-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Gordon Melton: Allen, Young J. (1836-1907) . American Methodist missionary in China. In: Encyclopedia of World Religions . Encyclopedia of Protestantism, No. 6 . Facts of File, New York 2005, ISBN 978-0-8160-5456-5 , pp. 21 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Allen, Young John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allen, Young J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American missionary
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Burke County
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1907
Place of death Shanghai