Sir George Staunton

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British diplomat human sinologist

Sir George Staunton was a British diplomat and sinologist best known for his role in the Macartney Embassy to China in the late 18th century and for helping introduce Chinese language and culture to the English-speaking world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
George Leonard Staunton	2
Sir George Staunton canonical	1

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ sinologist ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Sino-British relations ⓘ
citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo	early Western understanding of Chinese culture ⓘ early Western understanding of Chinese law ⓘ introduction of Chinese language materials in Britain ⓘ
countryOfService	China NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Chinese studies ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ
givenName	George NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Sir ⓘ
knownFor	promoting knowledge of China in the English-speaking world ⓘ role in the Macartney Embassy to China ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
name	Sir George Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	translation of the Qing legal code ⓘ works introducing Chinese language and culture to English readers ⓘ writings on Chinese law and government ⓘ
occupation	diplomat ⓘ sinologist ⓘ
participatedIn	Macartney Embassy to China NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Staunton, Virginia → namedAfter → Sir George Staunton ⓘ

Macartney Embassy of 1793 → includedOfficial → Sir George Staunton ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Leonard Staunton

Stauntonia → namedAfter → Sir George Staunton ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Leonard Staunton