Robert Kennaway Douglas

Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas (23 August 1838 – 20 May 1913) was a British oriental scholar.

Life

He was born at Larkbeare House, Talaton, Devon on 23 August 1838, the fourth son of the Rev. Philip William Douglas. His father was appointed to the Chapel of ease at Escot, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, by Sir John Kennaway, Bart. His paternal grandfather was Dr. Philip Douglas, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Douglas was in China with the consular service, from 1858 to 1865. He then became Professor of Chinese at King's College, London.[1] He was vice president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and the first Keeper of the British Museum's new Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts when it was created in 1892.[2] He died on 20 May 1913.

Works

Douglas wrote books on China, including:

  • The Language and Literature of China (1875), Royal Institution lectures[3]

During the 1890s Douglas collaborated on short stories with Elizabeth Thomasina Meade.[4] He wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography and for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Family

Douglas married Rachel Charlotte Kirkby, née Fenton, (1842–1921) in 1867. Among their children were:

References
  1. Hart, Robert; Campbell, James Duncan (1975). The I. G. in Peking: Letters of Robert Hart, Chinese Maritime Customs, 1868-1907. Harvard University Press. pp. 804 note. ISBN 9780674443204. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. "Electronic British Library Journal". British Library. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Douglas, Sir Robert Kennaway (1875). The Language and Literature of China: Two Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in May and June, 1875. Trübner & Company. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. Mitchell, Sally. "Meade, Elizabeth Thomasina". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52740. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11998.html Archibald Philip Douglas
  6. "Douglas, Robert Noel (DGLS889RN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  7. "Douglas, James (DGLS893J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  8. James Douglas at ESPNcricinfo
  9. Sholto Douglas at ESPNcricinfo
  10. "Douglas, Stuart Monro (DGLS898SM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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