James Curtis Hepburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Curtis Hepburn

American Christian missionary to Japan known for the Hepburn writing system

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1815

Place of Birth: Milton, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1911

Profession: teacher, physician, missionary, translator, linguist, lexicographer, Bible translator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Curtis Hepburn (March 13, 1815 – September 21, 1911) was an American physician, translator, educator, and lay Christian missionary.
He is known for the Hepburn romanization system for transliteration of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet, which he popularized in his Japanese–English dictionary.