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↑ Up one levelCorrespondence from Herbert Allen Giles
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 BQ-BQ/5
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Series
Date(s)
- 27th Jan 1884 - 16th Dec 1893 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(1845-1935)
Biographical history
Herbert Allen Giles was born in 1845. he studied at Charterhouse before becoming a British diplomat to China, serving from 1867-1892. He modified a Mandarin Chinese romanisation system established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade–Giles Chinese romanisation system. On returning to England he was appointed the second professor of Chinese language at the University of Cambridge, succeeding Thomas Wade in 1897. He translated many Chinese works. Giles retired in 1932, and subsequently died in 1935.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series consists of 2 letters from Herbert Allen Giles to Bernard Quaritch concerning a dinner for W. Fang; and a volume of Chinese poetry.
System of arrangement
The letters were ordered chronologically.
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