Rockhill, William Woodville

(1854–1914) orientalist, diplomat; born in Philadelphia. Educated in France, he combined Far Eastern studies with a 30-year diplomatic career. He served in the American embassies in China and Korea (1884–87), published a French translation of The Life of the Buddha (1884), and made journeys to Mongolia and Tibet for the Smithsonian Institution. He was a special agent in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was minister to China (1905–09), and ambassador to Russia (1909–11) and Turkey (1911–13). His large collection of rare Chinese works is now part of the Library of Congress.

单词	rockhill, william woodville
释义	Rockhill, William Woodville Rockhill, William Woodville (1854–1914) orientalist, diplomat; born in Philadelphia. Educated in France, he combined Far Eastern studies with a 30-year diplomatic career. He served in the American embassies in China and Korea (1884–87), published a French translation of The Life of the Buddha (1884), and made journeys to Mongolia and Tibet for the Smithsonian Institution. He was a special agent in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was minister to China (1905–09), and ambassador to Russia (1909–11) and Turkey (1911–13). His large collection of rare Chinese works is now part of the Library of Congress.
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