Thomas Wade
Thomas Francis Wade (born August 25, 1818 in London , † July 31, 1895 in Cambridge ) was a British sinologist and diplomat.
He was assistant to Lord Elgin and 1873 / 1874 British Minister in Imperial China .
During the final stages of the peace negotiations of the Second Opium War , he acted as chief negotiator. In 1888 Wade became professor of Sinology at Cambridge University . There he developed his transcription for Chinese , which was later refined by his successor Herbert Giles and is now known as Wade-Giles .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julia Lovell: The Opium War. London, 2011, p. 244
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| SURNAME | Wade, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wade, Thomas Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1895 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |