Winstedt, Richard, 1878-1966

The Malay magician
Book 1961

Summary: Sir Richard Olaf Winstedt, or more commonly R. O. Winstedt, was an English Orientalist and colonial administrator with expertise in British Malaya. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1878 [2]; 1878-08-02 [5]
Birth Place: Oxford, GB [3]; Oxford [5]
Died: 1966 [2]; 1966-06-02 [5]
Death Place: Londres [3]; London [5]
Language: English [3][4]
Occupation: Orientālists [4]; author [5]; university teacher [5]
Employer: University of London [5]
Field of Activity: Āzija -- Mācīšana un mācīšanās [4]
Educated at: Magdalen College School [5]; New College [5]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [5]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. Wikidata; 6. Library of Congress

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