Lionel Giles Scientist

Lionel Giles (29 December 1875 – 22 January 1958) was British scholar and translator. Lionel Giles served as assistant curator at the British Museum and Keeper of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books. Lionel Giles is most notable for his 1910 translation of The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Analects of Confucius.Giles was the son of British diplomat and sinologist, Herbert Giles.

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Lionel Giles
Birth dateDecember 29, 1875
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of deathJanuary 22, 1958
Education
Wadham College Oxford

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Field of study
Sinology

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External resources

  1. http://www.angelfire.com/in4/alchemy2084/giles.html
  2. http://www.sacred-texts.com/tao/salt/index.htm