Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet Bt KCB FRS was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848. Davis was the first President of Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong. Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1795, London, United Kingdom
Died: November 13, 1890 (age 95 years), Bristol, United Kingdom
Grandchild: Leicester Paul Beaufort
Great-grandparents: Magdalen Desbrisay and Simeon Boileau
Parents: Samuel Davis and Henrietta Boileau
Previous office: Governor of Hong Kong (1844–1848)
Books
The Chinese
1836
The Chinese: A General Description of the Empire of China and Its Inhabitants
1836
The Poetry of the Chinese
Chinese Miscellanies: A Collection of Essays and Notes
1865
China, During the War and Since the Peace
1852
Sketches of China: Partly During an Inland Journey of Four Months, Between Peking, Nanking, and Canton; with Notices and Observations Relative to the Present War
1841