Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941

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Summary: Richard James Wilkinson was a British colonial administrator, scholar of Malay, and historian. The son of a British consul, Richard James Wilkinson was born in 1867 in Salonika (Thessaloniki) in the Ottoman Empire. He studied at Felsted School and was an undergraduate of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was multilingual and had a command of French, German, Greek, Italian and Spanish, and later, Malay and Hokkien which he qualified in, in 1889, while a cadet after joining the Straits Settlements Civil Service. He was an important contributor to the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (JMBRAS). On 7 November 1900 Wilkinson presented a collection of Malay manuscripts and printed books to the University of Cambridge Library. He was appointed CMG in 1912. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2]; Unknown [3]
Born: 1867 [3]; 1867-05-29 [1]
Birth Place: Thessaloniki [1][3]
Died: 1941 [3]; 1941-12-05 [1]
Death Place: İzmir [1]; Izmir [3]
Country: Great Britain [3]
Language: English [4]
Occupation: orientalist [1]
Work Place: Freetown [3]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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