李提摩太(Timothy Richard,1845-1919)是近代西方来华传教士中的佼佼者,他在中国传教四十五年,广交达官贵人及社会名流,并大量撰写、翻译图书,推行西式教育,对中国近代社会发展起到了较大的影响作用,无论在西方还是在中国,李提摩太都无愧为中西文化交通的使者,时人曾评论说“从端坐于宝座之上的帝王之尊,到粗制木凳之上的农村学生,李提摩太的著作都不乏读 Timothy Richard (1845-1919) is a leader among the Western missionaries who came to China in modern times. He preached for 45 years in China, widely paid dignitaries and celebrities, and wrote and translated books extensively, Education has played a greater influential role in the development of modern China’s society. Both in the West and in China, Timothy is worthy of being the messenger of Chinese and Western cultural communications. People once commented that ”from sitting on the throne Imperial priest, to rural students above the crude wooden stool, Timothy books are not lacking in reading