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Lionel Giles

Lionel Giles was a British Sinologist, writer, and philosopher. Lionel Giles served as assistant curator at the British Museum and Keeper of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books. He is most notable for his 1910 translations of The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Analects of Confucius.

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Born 29 December 1875
Died 22 January 1958

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  • Cover of: Art of War

    First published in 2012 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Sayings of Lao Tzu

    First published in 2018 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Sun Tzu on the Art of War

    First published in 2010 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Taoist Teachings. Translated from the Chinese, with Introd. and Notes by Lionel Giles

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Die Kunst des Krieges

    First published in 2008 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A gallery of Chinese immortals

    First published in 1948 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Musings of a Chinese Mystic

    First published in 2007 — 4 editions
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    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sayings of Confucius; a new Translation of the Greater Part of the Confucian Analects

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Gallery of Chinese Immortals: Selected Biographies Translated from Chinese Sources

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  • Cover of: Musings of a Chinese Mystic: Selections from the Philosophy of Chuang Tzŭ

    First published in 2019 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Chʻiu Chin: a Chinese heroine

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  • Cover of: Sun-Tzu Art of War Large Print: Discover 13 Strategic Principles to Win a Battle with the Art of War Full Book

    First published in 2019 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An alphabetical index to the Chinese encyclopaedia: Qin ding gu jin tu shu ji cheng

    First published in 1911 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2013 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Glossary of Chinese topographical terms.

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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Born 29 December 1875
Died 22 January 1958

Subjects

Military art and science, China, history, military, Biography, China, biography, Chinese, Chinese Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Chinese Manuscripts, Chinese Philosophy, Geographical Names, Geography, Gu jin tu shu ji cheng, Index, Indexes, Ku chin t176}u shu chi chʻ, Legends, Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Chinese, Military art and science, early works to 1800, Philosophy, Religion, Taoism, War, World history

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China, Great Britain

People

Chin Ch'iu (1877-1907), Chʻiu Chin (1877-1907)

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Alternative names

  • 翟林奈
  • Lionel Tyler Giles
  • Giles Lionel
  • Lionel 1875-1958 Giles

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October 8, 2024 Edited by Zora Elbe merge authors
April 3, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
April 3, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 3, 2023 Edited by sunrisepianomonkey Added short bio based on WikiP; added dates; added IDs; added photo; added Chinese name as alias
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import