Physician, translator, educator, and missionary. He is known for translation of the Bible from English to Japanese, and most importantly creating a transliteration system of Japanese in to the Latin alphabet, which is known as the Hepburn system.
Hepburn was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1905 for his accomplishments by the Japanese government.
Hepburn was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1905 for his accomplishments by the Japanese government.
Physician, translator, educator, and missionary. He is known for translation of the Bible from English to Japanese, and most importantly creating a transliteration system of Japanese in to the Latin alphabet, which is known as the Hepburn system.
Hepburn was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1905 for his accomplishments by the Japanese government.
Hepburn was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1905 for his accomplishments by the Japanese government.
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