Biography

[English] Herbert Allen Giles (b. 1845 in Oxford; d. 1935 in Cambridge) was a British diplomat and sinologist. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system earlier established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system.

[Deutsch] Herbert Allen Giles (geb. 1845 in Oxford; gest. 1935 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Diplomat und Sinologe. Er modifizierte das von Thomas Wade etablierte System zur Romanisierung von Mandarin-Chinesisch, wodurch das bekannte Wade-Giles Chinesisch-Transliterationssystem entstand.

Books by Herbert Allen Giles

On Some Translations and Mistr
On Some Translations and Mistranslations in Dr. Williams' Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Languag
2023
Chinese Without a Teacher
Chinese Without a Teacher
2022
Chinese Without a Teacher, Bei
Chinese Without a Teacher, Being a Collection of Easy and Useful Sentences in the Mandarin Dialect
2022
Gems of Chinese Literature
Gems of Chinese Literature
2022
Introduction to the History of
Introduction to the History of Chinese Pictorial Art
2022
Short History of Koolangsu
Short History of Koolangsu
2022
Synoptical Studies in the Chinese Character
Synoptical Studies in the Chinese Character
2022
Chinese-English Dictionary; V.
Chinese-English Dictionary; V. 3
2021
Chuang Tzŭ
Chuang Tzŭ
2021
Chinese Sketches (Esprios Clas
Chinese Sketches (Esprios Classics)
2020
Historic China
Historic China
2020
Librivox Short Story Collection 088
Librivox Short Story Collection 088
2020
Religions of Ancient China (Es
Religions of Ancient China (Esprios Classics)
2020
Zhongguo wen mai
Zhongguo wen mai
2020
Elementary Chinese ... San Tzu
Elementary Chinese ... San Tzu Ching;
2018
Eski Cin'de Dinler
Eski Cin'de Dinler
2017
Strange Stories from a Chinese
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 1 (of 2)
2016
Three Character Classic : Bilingual Edition, English and Chinese
Three Character Classic : Bilingual Edition, English and Chinese
2016
Historic China and Other Sketches
Historic China and Other Sketches
2015
Strange Stories of a Chinese S
Strange Stories of a Chinese Studio
2015
Classic Works of Herbert Allen
Classic Works of Herbert Allen Giles
2014
Strange Stories from a Chinese
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Volume II
2014
Travels of Fa-Hsien (399-414 A
Travels of Fa-Hsien (399-414 A. D. ), or Record of the Buddhistic Kingdoms
2012
The Civilization of Chin
The Civilization of Chin
2011
中国和中国人
中国和中国人
2011
Biographies of Immortals - Leg
Biographies of Immortals - Legends of China - Special Edition
2010
China and the Chinese : (Timel
China and the Chinese : (Timeless Classic Books)
2010
Civilization of Chin
Civilization of Chin
2008
Religions of Ancient Chin
Religions of Ancient Chin
2008
China on CD
China on CD
2007
Strange Stories From A Chinese Studio V1
Strange Stories From A Chinese Studio V1
2007
The Civilization of China & Religions of Ancient China
The Civilization of China & Religions of Ancient China
2006
Short stories from Giles' Historic China
Short stories from Giles' Historic China
2005
CHUANG TZU:TAOIST PHIL CH
CHUANG TZU:TAOIST PHIL CH
2004
Confucianism And Its Rivals 1915
Confucianism And Its Rivals 1915
2004
Herbert A. Giles and China
Herbert A. Giles and China
2004
The Civilization of China
The Civilization of China
2003
Chinese Sketches
Chinese Sketches
2001
Chinese without a teacher, being a collection of easy and useful sentences in the Mandarin dialect, with a vocabulary
Chinese without a teacher, being a collection of easy and useful sentences in the Mandarin dialect, with a vocabulary
2001
聊齋誌異
聊齋誌異
2001
Chinese fairy tales
Chinese fairy tales
1998
More strange tales from China
More strange tales from China
1994
A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East
A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East
1978
History of Chinese Literature
History of Chinese Literature
1973
History of Chinese literature.
History of Chinese literature. With a supplement on the modern period
1967
Ying yi Zhongguo ge shi xuan
Ying yi Zhongguo ge shi xuan
1967
San Tzu Ching
San Tzu Ching
1964
Short cuts to Chinese
Short cuts to Chinese
1943
Select Chinese verses
Select Chinese verses
1934
Ying i Chung-kuo ko shih hsüan
Ying i Chung-kuo ko shih hsüan
1934
Quips from a Chinese jest-book
Quips from a Chinese jest-book
1925
Chaos in China
Chaos in China
1924
Gems of Chinese literature, pr
Gems of Chinese literature, prose
1923
Some truths about opium
Some truths about opium
1923
How to begin Chinese
How to begin Chinese
1919
The hundred best characters
The hundred best characters
1919
Confucianism And Its Rivals
Confucianism And Its Rivals
1915
Adversaria Sinica
Adversaria Sinica
1914
China and the Manchus
China and the Manchus
1912
The civilisation of China
The civilisation of China
1911
Polnyĭ kitaĭsko-russkīĭ slovar
Polnyĭ kitaĭsko-russkīĭ slovarʹ
1909
Musings of a Chinese Mystic: Selections from the Philosophy of Chuang Tzŭ
Musings of a Chinese Mystic: Selections from the Philosophy of Chuang Tzŭ
1906
An introduction to the history of Chinese pictorial art
An introduction to the history of Chinese pictorial art
1905
Religion of ancient china
Religion of ancient china
1905
Religions of ancient China
Religions of ancient China
1905
A history of Chinese literatur
A history of Chinese literature. by Herbert A. Giles
1901
Chinese without a teacher: being a collection of easy and useful sentences in the Mandarin ..
Chinese without a teacher: being a collection of easy and useful sentences in the Mandarin ..
1901
A Chinese biographical dictionary
A Chinese biographical dictionary
1898
Chinese poetry in English verse
Chinese poetry in English verse
1898
The remains of Lao Tzu
The remains of Lao Tzu
1886
Chinesische Skizzen
Chinesische Skizzen
1880
Arcana Saitica Briefly Discussed in Three Essays on the Masonic Tracing Boards
Arcana Saitica Briefly Discussed in Three Essays on the Masonic Tracing Boards
1879
On some translations and mistranslations in Dr. Williams' Syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language
On some translations and mistranslations in Dr. Williams' Syllabic dictionary of the Chinese language
1879
Handbook of the Swatow dialect
Handbook of the Swatow dialect
1877
Synoptical studies in Chinese character =
Synoptical studies in Chinese character =
1874
A Dictionary Of Colloquial Idioms In The Mandarin Dialect
A Dictionary Of Colloquial Idioms In The Mandarin Dialect
1873
The San tzu ching
The San tzu ching
1873