[English] Herbert Allen Giles (b. 1845 in Oxford; d. 1935 in Cambridge) was a British diplomat and sinologist. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system earlier established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system.
[Deutsch] Herbert Allen Giles (geb. 1845 in Oxford; gest. 1935 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Diplomat und Sinologe. Er modifizierte das von Thomas Wade etablierte System zur Romanisierung von Mandarin-Chinesisch, wodurch das bekannte Wade-Giles Chinesisch-Transliterationssystem entstand.
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British sinologist and diplomat (1845–1935)
| Born | 8 December 1845 |
| Died | 13 February 1935. |
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Herbert Allen Giles
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British sinologist and diplomat (1845–1935)
| Born | 8 December 1845 |
| Died | 13 February 1935. |
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Chinese language, History, Religions, Dictionaries, Chinese literature, Conversation and phrase books, Dialects, Mandarin, Chinese poetry, Civilization, Encyclopedias, English, English poetry, Mandarin dialects, Painting, Social life and customs, Translations into Chinese, Translations into English, Anachronisms, Bio-bibliography, China, history, qing dynasty, 1644-1912, Chinese Painting, Chinese Translations, Chinese literature, history and criticism, Classic LiteraturePlaces
China, East Asia, Buenos Aires, London, Lucerne, Mallard residence, Memphis, Orbis Tertius, Tlön, United States, UqbarPeople
Adolfo Bioy Casares, Brently Mallard, Confucius, Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Herbert Ashe, Jesus Christ, Jorge Luis Borges, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, S. Wells Williams (1812-1884)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL114411A
- ISNI: 0000000115789751
- VIAF: 100178010
- Wikidata: Q713705
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q713705
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Alternative names
- Herbert A. Giles
- Herbert A. Giles, M.A., LL.D.
- H. A. Giles
- Allen Herbert Giles
- Herbert A Giles
- Herbert Giles
- H. Giles
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| September 9, 2008 | Edited by RenameBot | fix author name |