Thomas Francis Wade

Diplomat, Author

1818 – 1895

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Who was Thomas Francis Wade?

Sir Thomas Francis Wade, GCMG, KCB, was a British diplomat and Sinologist who produced the first 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.

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Born
Aug 25, 1818
London
Also known as
  • T. F. Wade
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Harrow School
Died
Jul 31, 1895
Cambridge

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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