Facts: - fields: history of china , history of christianity - death date: december 26 , 1968 - workplaces: yale divinity school - awards: order of jade - birth date: august 6 , 1884 - name: kenneth scott latourette - nationality: american - death place: oregon city , oregon - birth place: oregon city , oregon - alma mater: yale university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kenneth scott latourette .
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kenneth scott latourette -lrb- august 6 , 1884 -- december 26 , 1968 -rrb- was an american historian of china , japan , and world christianity .his formative experiences as christian missionary and educator in early 20th century china shaped his life 's work .although he did not learn the chinese language , he became known for his magisterial scholarly surveys of the history of world christianity , the history of china , and of american relations with east asia .