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Thomas Francis Wade

British linguist (1818–1895)

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About Thomas Francis Wade

Sir Thomas Francis Wade, was a British diplomat and sinologist who produced an early Chinese textbook in English, in 1867, that was later amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles romanization system for Mandarin Chinese by Herbert Giles in 1892. He was the first professor of Chinese at Cambridge University.

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Occupation: linguist, diplomat, sinologist

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Unknown engraver, after Eveleen Myers (1856–1937) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Position held

Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Chinese Empire

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

August 25, 1818

Died

July 31, 1895

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