Herbert Allen Giles

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Personne

Forme autorisée du nom

Herbert Allen Giles

Zone de description

Dates d’existence

1845-1935

Historique

Herbert Allen Giles was born in 1845. he studied at Charterhouse before becoming a British diplomat to China, serving from 1867-1892. He modified a Mandarin Chinese romanisation system established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade–Gilesread more

Zone des points d'accès

Occupations