Thomas Francis Wade
British diplomat and sinologist
Sir Thomas Francis Wade, GCMG KCB was a British diplomat and sinologist who produced an early Chinese textbook in English, in 1867, that was later amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles romanization system for Mandarin Chinese by... Wikipedia
Born: August 25, 1818, London, United Kingdom
Died: July 31, 1895 (age 76 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Spouse: Amelia Herschel
Grandchild: Phoebe Elizabeth Herschel Wade
Children: Harry Amyas Leigh Herschel Wade
Simplified Chinese: 威妥玛