Herbert Giles
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Herbert Giles was a British sinologist and diplomat best known for co-developing the Wade–Giles system of romanizing Chinese.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert Allen Giles | 1 |
| Herbert Giles canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
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human ⓘ sinologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1845-12-08 ⓘ |
| child | Lionel Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDeveloperOf | Wade–Giles romanization system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1935-02-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Charterhouse School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Consular Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| endTime | 1932 ⓘ |
| familyName | Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese studies
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
dictionary ⓘ literary history ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Asiatic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Allen Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | popularized Wade–Giles romanization in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lionel Giles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Chinese–English Dictionary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Glossary of Reference on Subjects Connected with the Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ A History of Chinese Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Biographical Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Sketches NERFINISHED ⓘ Religions of Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wade–Giles romanization system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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sinologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lacock
NERFINISHED
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Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Chinese at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Maria Fenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1897 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Herbert Allen Giles