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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:scholars
gptkb:translator
gptkb:Doctor_of_Philosophy
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:British_Academy
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkb:Royal_Asiatic_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1889-08-19
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gptkbp:born
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1889-08-19
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:John_Waley
David Waley
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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popularizing East Asian literature in the West
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gptkbp:death_date
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1966-06-27
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gptkbp:died
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1966-06-27
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:translator
gptkb:literature
East Asian studies
sinology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Arthur Waley
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gptkbp:inception
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1919
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:H._D._(Hilda_Doolittle)
gptkb:C._H._Wang
gptkb:John_Minford
gptkb:Edward_Said
gptkb:W._B._Yeats
gptkb:Ezra_Pound
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Neill
gptkb:Arthur_Waley
gptkb:David_Hawkes
gptkb:David_Hinton
gptkb:Stephen_Owen
gptkb:Michael_Nylan
gptkb:Richard_Rutt
gptkb:Robert_E._Hegel
gptkb:Simon_Leys
gptkb:Stephen_Teiser
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Japanese_literature
gptkb:James_Legge
gptkb:Chinese_literature
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gptkbp:known_for
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translating Chinese and Japanese literature
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Japanese
Chinese
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Published over 20 books
Contributed to the field of comparative literature
First to translate The Tale of Genji into English
Pioneered the study of Chinese poetry in the West
Promoted understanding of Chinese culture
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Analects_of_Confucius
gptkb:The_Journey_to_the_West
gptkb:The_Book_of_Songs
gptkb:The_Tale_of_Genji
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Academic
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:spouse
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Dora Waley
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Tale_of_Genji
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4
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