Lionel Giles
Lionel Giles (born December 29, 1875 in Sutton , † January 22, 1958 in St Albans ) was a British sinologist. He is the son of Herbert Giles .
He was curator of the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts at the British Museum .
His translation of Sunzi bingfa was famous , he also translated the works Daodejing , Liezi , Mengzi , Lunyu and many other texts from Chinese.
His index to the Chinese encyclopedia Ch'in-ting ku-chin t'u-shu chi-ch'eng ( Qinding gujin tushu jicheng欽 定 古今 圖書 集成) is valuable.
He also wrote a descriptive catalog of the Dunhuang manuscripts in the British Museum .
Fonts (selection)
- as translator: Sun Tzŭ on the art of war. The oldest military treatise in the world. Translated from the Chinese with introduction and critical notes. Luzac, London 1910, ( digitized version ).
- An alphabetical index to the Chinese Encyclopaedia. British Museum, London 1911, ( digitized version ).
- Descriptive catalog of the Chinese manuscripts from Tunhuang in the British Museum. British Museum, London 1957.
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| SURNAME | Giles, Lionel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sutton |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1958 |
| Place of death | St Albans |