Samuel Wells Williams

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Samuel Wells Williams

Communications

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Linguistics

#1656

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Samuel Wells Williams

Political Science

#1384

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Asian Studies

#184

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political-science Degrees

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• Communications
• Political Science

Samuel Wells Williams's Degrees

• Bachelors Theology Amherst College

Why Is Samuel Wells Williams Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Samuel Wells Williams was a linguist, official, missionary and Sinologist from the United States in the early 19th century. Early life Williams was born in Utica, New York, son of William Williams and the former Sophia Wells, an elder of the First Presbyterian Church. Among his siblings were brothers William Frederick Williams and Henry Dwight Williams. His father's Williams family moved from Massachusetts to Utica in 1800 where his father joined his uncle, William McLean, and assisted in publishing the Whitestown Gazette and Cato's Patrol . His became a partner in 1807, and later a master printer and journalist before serving in the War of 1812.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Samuel Wells Williams?

Samuel Wells Williams is affiliated with the following schools:

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Yale University
• Amherst College