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    Sir Thomas Francis Wade, GCMG KCB (25 August 1818 – 31 July 1895) was a British diplomat and sinologist who produced an early Chinese textbook in English...
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    Wade–Giles (/ˌweɪd ˈdʒaɪlz/ WAYD JYLZE) is a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from the system produced by Thomas Francis Wade during...
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  • Carolina Thomas Wade (singer) (born 1961), Canadian country music artist Thomas Wade (writer) (1805–1875), English poet and dramatist Thomas Francis Wade (1818–1895)...
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    Alcock, Thomas Francis Wade took command of the CVS, and Captain Kelly took charge of the Americans with the support of Lieutenant John Wade and Consul...
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  • Francis C. Wade (November 11, 1907 – July 6, 1987) was an American Jesuit and professor of philosophy at Marquette University. Wade was born on November...
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    hanging, drawing, and quartering from the British legal system, Thomas Francis Wade, then serving with the British diplomatic mission in China, unsuccessfully...
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  • Sir Willoughby Francis Wade FRCP (31 August 1827 – 28 May 1906) was a British physician, surgeon, and professor of medicine. After education at Brighton...
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  • displayed an affinity for Chinese literature, and with the help of Thomas Francis Wade was recruited into the Maritime Customs Service. He died on 1 September...
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  • Governor Wade may refer to: Thomas Francis Wade (1818–1895), Acting Governor of Cape Colony from 1833 to 1834 Armigel Wade (1880–1966), Acting Governor...
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    he saw a chance to do something significant. The British diplomat Thomas Francis Wade reported, "The Chinese government still holds Gordon Pasha in high...
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    published in 1892, popularized the Wade–Giles method of transliteration. This system had been created by Thomas Francis Wade in 1867. It is based on pronunciation...
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    1869 Sir Thomas Francis Wade 28 November 1869 6 November 1876 Hugh Fraser 6 November 1876 29 June 1879 Guangxu Emperor Sir Thomas Francis Wade 29 June...
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    the negotiations, the British interpreters Horatio Nelson Lay and Thomas Francis Wade sought to expose Keying's duplicity by producing documents the British...
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    married Henry Hardcastle Amelia Herschel (1841–1926) married Sir Thomas Francis Wade, diplomat and sinologist Julia Herschel (1842–1933) married on 4...
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    Sophia Herschel (1839–1929) Amelia Herschel (1841–1926) married Sir Thomas Francis Wade, diplomat and sinologist Julia Herschel (1842–1933) married on 4...
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    July and was appointed as Lord Elgin's Chinese secretary alongside Thomas Francis Wade. On 1 August 1860, as an attaché to General James Grant, Parkes was...
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    1833 Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 10 August 1833 to 16 January 1834 Thomas Francis Wade Acting (for D'Urban from 10 January 1834) 10 January 1834 to 20 January...
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  • organist Thomas Francis Wade (1818–1895), diplomat; developed a romanization system for Mandarin Chinese that formed the basis for the Wade–Giles system...
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  • Chinese diplomatic representatives to other countries. British envoy Thomas Francis Wade urged that Qing China send a diplomat to England to issue an official...
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  • 1890–1893 Thomas George Baring 1887–1890 Thomas Francis Wade 1884–1887 William Muir 1882–1884 Sir Henry Bartle Frere (2nd term) 1881 Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke...
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  • Yuan Tan Paul Thompson (1931–2007) Denis C. Twitchett (1925–2006) Thomas Francis Wade (1818–1895) Andrew West (born 1960) Arthur Waley (1889–1966) Helen...
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    Dictionary]." Giles modified the Chinese romanization system of Thomas Francis Wade to create the Wade-Giles system, which was standard in English speaking countries...
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    no children. In 1846 they sold the house to Colonel Thomas Francis Wade. Colonel Thomas Francis Wade (1790-1846) was also in the military and fought in...
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    of early Sinologists emerged from the Service, including linguist Thomas Francis Wade, Edward Charles Bowra, and Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor. Even higher...
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  • Thomas Wade (1805 – 19 September 1875) was an English poet and dramatist. Wade, known in early life as Wade Lavender, was born at Woodbridge, Suffolk...
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  • Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656)...
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    number of unrelated issues. The crisis was only resolved in 1876 when Thomas Francis Wade and Li Hongzhang signed the Chefoo Convention, which covered a number...
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  • Australia 24 May 1889 Riyad Pasha (Honorary) Prime Minister of Egypt Sir Thomas Francis Wade Ambassador to China Sir Robert Hart Inspector-General of Chinese...
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    tithe commissioners for England and Wales. On the death of Colonel Thomas Francis Wade in 1847, he was made an assistant poor-law commissioner, but found...
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    Hongzhang, he participated Hongzhang's meeting with British officer Thomas Francis Wade. In 1877, he was appointed the supervisor of oversea Chinese student...
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