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Herbert Allen Giles

Herbert Allen Giles

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[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.

Books by Herbert Allen Giles

Cover of 聊齋誌異 by Herbert Allen Giles

聊齋誌異
Cover of The Civilization of China by Herbert Allen Giles

The Civilization of China
Cover of Antología de la literatura fantástica by Herbert Allen Giles

Antología de la literatura fantástica
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