Carstairs Douglas (Chinese: 杜嘉德; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō· Ka-tek) (born 27 December 1830 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire; died 26 July 1877 in Xiamen, China) was a Scottish missionary, remembered chiefly for his writings concerning the Southern Min language of Fujian, in particular his Chinese–English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy.
Read more about Carstairs Douglas: Early Life, Mission To Amoy (Xiamen), Published Works, Death and Memorial
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