Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935 (Professor)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1845 - 1935
Biography
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) succeeded Sir Thomas F. Wade as Professor of Chinese at Cambridge University, 1897-1932. He catalogued Wade's Chinese books that were presented to the University.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Herbert Allen Giles: Autobiography and Translation of 'Records of Strange Nations'
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8964
Dates:
1920-1929 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Herbert Giles: Catalogue of his library
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7982
Scope and Contents
A typescript catalogue of Giles' library, with manuscript annotations. The volume contains an alphabetical list of books written in English, 128 pages, followed by a list of works by Chinese authors, 25 pages, in which the titles are given in both Chinese and English. The text is on the rectos only. Loose with the volume is a printed pamphlet listing the works of Giles' father, the Revd Dr J.A. Giles.
Dates:
1932 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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