Thomas Wade
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Thomas Wade was a 19th-century British diplomat and sinologist best known for co-developing the Wade–Giles system of romanizing Chinese.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Wade canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British diplomat
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human ⓘ sinologist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Sino–British relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| coDeveloperOf | Wade–Giles romanization system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of Chinese romanization in the West ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| employer |
British Foreign Office
NERFINISHED
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British Legation in Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese language
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Chinese linguistics ⓘ Chinese studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | development of Western sinology ⓘ |
| influenced | Herbert Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-developing the Wade–Giles romanization system
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early systematic study of spoken Mandarin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| middleName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Francis Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
producing one of the first comprehensive Mandarin grammars for English speakers
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systematizing the transcription of Mandarin tones in Latin script ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Wade’s Chinese language textbooks
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early Mandarin pronunciation guides ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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sinologist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | British Minister to China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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