Rev Dr Griffith John DD
(1831-1912)

Reverend and Divinitatis Doctor (from 1889)

Died aged 80

Griffith John (Chinese: 楊格非; pinyin: Yáng Géfēi; 14 December 1831 – 25 July 1912) was a Welsh Christian missionary and translator in China. A member of the Congregational church, he was a pioneer evangelist with the London Missionary Society (LMS), a writer and a translator of the Holy Bible into the Chinese language.

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Reverend Dr / Parchedig Ddr Griffith John 1831-1912 Pioneer Missionary in Hankow, China worshipped and was ordained here Cenhadwr Arloesol i Hankow, Tsieina Yma y bu'n addoli ac yma fe'i hordeiniwyd

Ebenezer Baptist Church , Ebenezer Street, Swansea, United Kingdom where they worshipped