Liu Shih-hsun (Chinese: 刘式训; pinyin: Liú Shìxùn; 1868–1929), was a Shanghainese diplomat of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China who served as his country's representative to several countries, including France and Peru.
Liu Shih-hsun | |
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| Born | 1868 |
| Died | 1929 |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Peking |
Biography
editIn 1879, he was sent by his parents to study at the Shanghai Cantonese Dialect Centre, where he majored in French and also studied classics, history and arithmetic. In 1890, after Liu graduated, he was selected to be sent to the Tongwen Guan in Peking for further studies.[1]
In 1892, he went to Europe with Xue Fucheng, the minister of envoys to the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Belgium, and served as a translator at the legation in France.[2]
References
edit- ^ Aoyama, Harutoshi; Guangquan, Yuan (translator); Hakoda, Keiko (2015). 外交官的诞生——近代中国对外姿态的改变与驻外使馆 [The Birth of the Diplomat: Changes in Modern China's External Posture and Embassies Abroad] (in Chinese). 当代日本中国研究. pp. 186–196.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Shi, Jianguo (2010). 刘式训：上海广方言馆出身的新式外交官 [Liu Shixun: a new diplomat from Shanghai Cantonese Dialect Centre] (in Chinese). 世界知识. pp. 62–63.