Herbert A. Giles: A catalogue of the Wade collection of Chinese and Manchu books in the library of the University of Cambridge (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1898).
- Bibliographic reference: BS col. 3955 (on the Suppelement)
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See also:
Supplementary Catalogue of the Wade Collection of Chinese and Manchu Books in the Library of the University of California (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1915).
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In 1886, Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895) donated 4,304 volumes of Chinese books to Cambridge University Library. In 1843, Wade served as interpreter to the Hong Kong garrison. From 1852 to 1855 he was vice-consul at Shanghai. His linguistic abilities were widely acknowledged. From 1861 onwards Wade served at the British Legation in Beijing, from 1871 onwards as British minister plenipotentiary at the Qing court.
See Hans J. van de Ven, ‘Wade, Sir Thomas Francis (1818–1895)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28382, accessed 25 June 2010].
The Wade collection was catalogued by Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935). In 1867, Giles had joined the British consular service in China. From 1886-1891 he served as British consul at Tamsui, in 1891/1892 in the same capacity at Ningbo. In 1892, he left China. Until 1897, when he became professor of Chinese at Cambridge (after the death of Wade) he lived in Aberdeen.
See: Janette Ryan, ‘Giles, Herbert Allen (1845–1935)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33401, accessed 25 June 2010]