[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.
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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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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- OLID: OL114411A
- ISNI: 0000000115789751
- Library of Congress Names: n79109291
- LibriVox: 3301
- Project Gutenberg: 814
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV281674
- VIAF: 100178010
- Wikidata: Q713705
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- Herbert A. Giles
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