Question: Facts: - death place: los angeles , california - caption: missionary to china - death date: 18 august 1907 - birth date: 07 february 1824 - name: robert samuel maclay - image size: 125px - image: robert samuel maclay 3.jpg - birth place: concord , april 2013 pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert samuel maclay .
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robert samuel maclay , d.d. -lrb- ; pinyin : '' mai lihe '' ; foochow romanized : '' mah le-huo '' ; february 7 , 1824 - august 18 , 1907 -rrb- was an american missionary who made pioneer contributions to the methodist episcopal missions in china , japan and korea .