Background
Nevius, John Livingston was born on March 4, 1829 in Ovid, New York, United States. Son of Benjamin Hageman and Mary (Denton) Nevius.
Nevius, John Livingston was born on March 4, 1829 in Ovid, New York, United States. Son of Benjamin Hageman and Mary (Denton) Nevius.
Graduate Union College, 1848, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1853.
Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, sent as missionary to China, 1853, missionary at Ningpo, 1853-1860. Sent to open missions in Japan by Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions, 1860-1861. American chairman 2d Missionary Conference, Shanghai, China, 1890.
Foreign a time the “Nevius method” was accepted method of training missionaries.
Author: China and Chinese. Demon Possession and Allied Themes.
Also at least 16 tracts, books, translations in Chinese.
Married Helen Coan, June 1853.