John Fryer (sinologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English missionary and academic
Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1839
Place of Birth: Hythe, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 02-Jul-1928
Profession: missionary
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Fryer (sinologist)
- John Fryer (6 August 1839, Hythe, Kent, England - 1928), also known as Fu Lanya (Chinese: ???), was an English sinologist who was first Louis Agassiz Professor of Oriental Languages and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
- He was professor of English at Tung-Wen College (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Tongwenguan), Peking, China and head of the Anglo-Chinese School (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Ying hua shuguan) in Shanghai, China, and established the Shanghai Polytechnic (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Gezhi Shuyuan) and Institute for the Chinese Blind there.
- He was president of the Oriental Institute of California, United States.
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