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Lionel Giles

Lionel Giles was a British Sinologist, writer, and philosopher. Lionel Giles served as assistant curator at the British Museum and Keeper of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books. He is most notable for his 1910 translations of The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Analects of Confucius.

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British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958)

Born	29 December 1875
Died	22 January 1958

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The art of war: the oldest military treatise in the world

by 孙武 (Sun Tzu), Stephen F. Kaufman, Lionel Giles, and Onésimo Colavidas
First published in 1900
1542 editions, 54 ebooks
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Art of War

by Lionel Giles and Tsun Tsu First published in 2012
14 editions

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Sayings of Lao Tzu

by Lionel Giles and Laozi Laozi First published in 2018
7 editions

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Sun Tzu on the art of war: the oldest military treatise in the world

by Lionel Giles First published in 2010
6 editions

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Die Kunst des Krieges

by Lionel Giles, 孙武, and Klaus Leibnitz First published in 2008
4 editions, 1 ebook
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Taoist Teachings. Translated from the Chinese, with Introd. and Notes by Lionel Giles

by Lionel Giles and 4th Cent Lieh-Tzu First published in 2018
4 editions

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Musings of a Chinese Mystic

by Lionel Giles First published in 2007
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A gallery of Chinese immortals

by Lionel Giles First published in 1948
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Sayings of Lao Tz?

by Lionel Giles First published in 2018
3 editions

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The Sayings of Confucius; A New Translation of the Greater Part of the Confucian Analects

by Lionel Giles and Confucius First published in 2018
3 editions

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Sayings of Lao Tz?

by Lionel Giles First published in 2018
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Gallery of Chinese Immortals: Selected Biographies Translated from Chinese Sources

by Lionel Giles First published in 1948
2 editions

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Musings of a Chinese Mystic

by Lionel Giles First published in 2019
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Taoist Teachings

by Lionel Giles First published in 2022
2 editions

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Sayings of Lao Tzu: Large-Print Edition

by 老子 and Lionel Giles First published in 2013
2 editions

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Sun-Tzu Art of War Large Print: Discover 13 Strategic Principles to Win a Battle with the Art of War Full Book

by Lionel Giles and 孙武 First published in 2019
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An alphabetical index to the Chinese encyclopaedia: Qin ding gu jin tu shu ji cheng

by Lionel Giles First published in 1911
2 editions, 1 ebook
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Ch'iu Chin: a Chinese heroine.

by Lionel Giles
First published in 1917
2 editions, 2 ebooks
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Tao - the Way - Special Edition

by 老子, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Lionel Giles, and Herbert Allen Giles First published in 2010
1 edition

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On the art of war: the oldest military treatise in the world

by 孙武 and Lionel Giles First published in 1961
1 edition

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British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958)

Born	29 December 1875
Died	22 January 1958

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL2690004A
GoodReads: 399312
ISNI: 0000000081042341
Library of Congress Names: n83044370
LibraryThing: gileslionel
LibriVox: 6441
Project Gutenberg: 5101
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV002528
VIAF: 24988122
Wikidata: Q59188
Inventaire.io: wd:Q59188

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翟林奈
Lionel Tyler Giles
Giles Lionel
Lionel 1875-1958 Giles

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