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William Milne

Missionary in China
Person human Q4208411

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1785
Date of death
June 2, 1822
Place of birth
Kennethmont
Place of death
Malacca
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain[12][13]
Occupation
translator, Bible translator, missionary, writer, parson
Religion or worldview
Presbyterianism[14]
Spouse
Rachel Milne[10]
Child
William Charles Milne[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Mandarin, Yue Chinese[20][21][22]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, History of Missiology[18][19]
Family name
Milne[16]
Given name
William[17]
P14541
2rNHoE[25]
Writing language
English, Mandarin[23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Milne ja ウィリアム・ミルン ru Уильям Милн zh 米怜 zh 米憐
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
000000012012851X
VIAF cluster ID
22486879
Library of Congress authority ID
n85042811
GND ID
1055340386
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Wm. Milne D.D., late missionary to the Chinese (4669847).jpg ↗
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity ID
milne-william
British Museum person or institution ID
156562
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00982051
CiNii Research ID
1140282266779716224
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
292879
FAST ID
159906
Freebase ID
/m/026zcr_
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IdRef ID
187839875
IxTheo authority ID
793423562
Libris-URI
c9prt65w5sxqqrc
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06715909
NDL Authority ID
00768759
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000467803
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271340805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201222337
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
27327550X
Open Library ID
OL7014660A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
18785
SBN author ID
TO0V432860
SELIBR ID
224367
SNARC ID
Mario Götze
Surman ID
19589
UK National Archives ID
F36846
WikiTree person ID
Milne-1919
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8YGMdppQfgBKJ6yYgKd
Yale LUX ID
person/c997d3d0-a4ba-4ff6-b38b-a4000b5c4823

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, missionary, translator, Bible translator
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Mandarin, Yue Chinese
Country of citizenship 2
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Writing language 2
English, Mandarin
Described by source 1
History of Missiology
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Place of death 1
Malacca
Religion or worldview 1
Presbyterianism
SNARC ID 1
Mario Götze
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Milne was born on 1785[1] in Kennethmont[2]. He died on June 2, 1822[3], in Malacca[4]. He worked as a translator[5], Bible translator[6], missionary[7], writer[8], and parson[9].

FAQs

Where was William Milne born?

William Milne was born in Kennethmont[2].

Where did William Milne die?

William Milne died in Malacca[4].

Who was William Milne married to?

William Milne's spouses include Rachel Milne[10].

What did William Milne do for work?

William Milne worked as a translator[5], Bible translator[6], missionary[7], writer[8], and parson[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain Mario Götze United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . bdcconline.net. bdcconline.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . History of Missiology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . bdcconline.net. bdcconline.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2rNHoE
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William
    Spouse → Rachel Milne
    Family name → Milne
    Writing language → English, Mandarin
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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