William George Aston
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British diplomat, scholar and author (1841–1911)
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It sits within the topics 1841 births, 1911 deaths and 19th-century British translators.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1841
- Died
- 1911
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Fukuzawa Yukichi, author and schoolmaster
- Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea
- A short grammar of the Japanese spoken language
- Chrestomathy
- Laws in seventeen clauses by Prince Shotoku
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Derry
- Place of death
- Beer
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- ambassador
- Educated at
- Queen's University Belfast
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- William George Aston 1911.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1841-01-01
- date of death
- 1911-00-00
- Commons category
- William George Aston
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Venusberg
- Commons Creator page
- William George Aston
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Categories
1841 births1911 deaths19th-century British translators19th-century English translators19th-century Irish translators20th-century British translators20th-century Irish translatorsAmbassadors of the United Kingdom to KoreaBritish expatriates in JapanBritish JapanologistsBritish philologistsCompanions of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeDynamic listsJapanese–English translatorsLinguists of JapaneseLinguists of KoreanPeople of the Meiji era