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Lionel Giles

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Born December 29, 1875
Died January 22, 1958 (82 years old)
Sutton, United Kingdom
Also known as: 翟林奈, Lionel Tyler Giles
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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.