Tao Te Ching · Character
John Chalmers
Missionary and translator of the Tao Te Ching into English.
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Also known as the Rev. Dr. Chalmers, Dr. Chalmers, Chalmers
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Protestant missionary who translated the Tao Te Ching in 1868.
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