James Legge Dates20 December 1815 - 29 November 1897 PresentationConvinced of the need for missionaries to be able to comprehend the ideas and culture of the Chinese, he began in 1841 a translation in many volumes of the Chinese classics, a monumental task that he completed a few years before his death.Source of the presentationSource: en.wikipedia.org(External link) E-mailTwitterFacebook