Wade-Giles

Summary

Wade-Giles is a romanisation system^[1]. Wade-Giles has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Wade-Giles is credited with the discovery of Thomas Francis Wade^[3].
• Wade-Giles is credited with the discovery of Herbert Giles^[4].
• Wade-Giles's instance of is recorded as romanisation system^[5].
• Wade-Giles's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[6].
• Wade-Giles's Commons category is recorded as Wade–Giles^[7].
• Wade-Giles's language of work or name is recorded as Mandarin^[8].
• Wade-Giles's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1892^[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Thomas Francis Wade^[3], a linguist^[10], 1818–1895^[11], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[12], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath^[13] and Herbert Giles^[4], a sinologist^[14], 1845–1935^[15], of United Kingdom^[16], awarded the Prix Stanislas Julien^[17].

Why It Matters

Wade-Giles has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Wade-Giles is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]