William Henry Wilkinson
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Sir William Henry Wilkinson (traditional Chinese: 務謹順, simplified Chinese: 务谨顺; May 10, 1858 - 1930) was a British
Sinologist
who served as Consul-General for H.B.M
in China
and Korea
. He was also a playing card collector and card game enthusiast.
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
Sinologist
Sinology
Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China, but, especially in the American academic context, refers more strictly to the study of classical language and literature, and the philological approach...
who served as Consul-General for H.B.M
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
in China
China
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and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. He was also a playing card collector and card game enthusiast.
British Diplomatic Service
| ?-1893 | Consul at Swatow |
| 1893-94 | Acting Consul-General at Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
| 1894-97 | Acting Vice-Consul at Chemulpo |
| 1900-01 | Consul at Ningpo |
| 1901-02 | Acting Consul at Wenchow Wenzhou Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010.... |
| 1902-09 | Consul-General at Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... and Szemao |
| 1909-11 | Consul-General at Chengtu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
| 1911-12 | Consul-General at Mukden Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu... |
| 1912-17 | Consul-General at Hankow |
Books
- The Game of Khanhoo (London, 1891)
- A Manual of Chinese Chess (Shanghai, 1893)
- Chinese Origin of Playing CardsChinese origin of playing cardsChinese Origin of Playing Cards is an article on the origin of playing cards written by H.B.M General-Consul in China and Korea Sir William Henry Wilkinson, and published in the American Anthropologist magazine by the American Anthropological Association under the auspices of the American...
(1895) - The Corean government: constitutional changes, July 1894 to October 1895. With an appendix on subsequent enactments to 30th June 1896 (1896)
- Bridge Maxims (1918)
- Mah-Jongg: a memorandum (1925)
External links
- Elliot Avedon Virtual Museum of Games: W.H. Wilkinson. University of Waterloo