Alexander Williamson (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Williamson (missionary)

British missionary in China

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1829

Place of Birth: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1890

Profession: missionary, translator, Bible translator

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexander Williamson (5 December 1829 – September 1890) was a Scottish Protestant missionary to China with the London Missionary Society.
He was known for his scholarship and translation work as well as founding of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge Among the Chinese or the Christian Literature Society for China).
He was the predecessor to Timothy Richard as head of this society.