James Legge blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Professor James Legge, 1815-1897, missionary and Sinologist, translator of the Chinese classics, lived here 1876-1897 Recorded plaque organisation: Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board.

James Legge was a Scottish missionary and renowned Sinologist who significantly contributed to Western understanding of Chinese culture through his translations of classical Chinese texts. His work as a scholar and interpreter made him one of the most important early figures in sinology, bridging Eastern and Western intellectual traditions.