Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet Bt KCB FRS (16 July 1795 – 13 November 1890) was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong ...

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Davis, John Francis, Sir, 1795-1890, trans.: Chinese Literature: Comprising the Analects of Confucius; The Shi-King; The Sayings of Mencius; The Sorrows of Han ...

Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848. Davis was the first ...

Sir John Francis Davis was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848. This publication of Chinese ...

Sir John Francis Davis (1795-1890), first baronet, was the son of the director of the East India Company from 1810-19. “He early showed marked linguistic ...

As Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848, Sir John Francis Davis helped meld British colonial ambitions with traditional Chinese governance practices.

May 27, 2024 · 1st Baronet, KCB; (Chinese Translated Name: 戴維斯 or the obsolete term 爹核士)) British diplomat, sinologist, and the 2nd Governor of Hong ...

John Francis Davis. 2nd Governor of Hong Kong (1795–1890). Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Bt.

Books by Sir John Francis Davis · The Chinese · Sketches Of China · China · Vizier Ali Khan · Chinese Novels · Chinese Novels, Translated From the Originals · Hien Wun ...