Basil Hall Chamberlain (Japanologist)
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Basil Hall Chamberlain was a prominent British Japanologist and linguist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his pioneering translations, studies of the Japanese language, and contributions to the understanding of Japanese culture and literature.
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| Basil Hall Chamberlain (Japanologist) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanologist
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
Ainu studies
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Japanese culture ⓘ Japanese language ⓘ Japanese literature ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-02-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
France
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial University of Tokyo
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Tokyo Imperial University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Japanology
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linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| givenName | Basil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Basil Hall Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Western understanding of Japanese culture
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early Western scholarship on Ainu language and folklore ⓘ pioneering studies of the Japanese language ⓘ translations of Japanese classical texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Handbook of Colloquial Japanese
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A Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Aino Folk-Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Essay "The Language, Mythology, and Geographical Nomenclature of Japan Viewed in the Light of Aino Studies" NERFINISHED ⓘ The Classical Poetry of the Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters NERFINISHED ⓘ Things Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Translation of the Ko-ji-ki NERFINISHED ⓘ Translation of the Kojiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Japanologist
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linguist ⓘ professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Southsea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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Japan ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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