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Charles Yu Hsingling
Charles Yu Hsingling ( zh, t=裕馨齡, w=Yü Hsin-ling, p=Yù Xīnlíng; 11 January 1879?), often referred to as Charles Hsingling, was a Hanjun Plain White bannerman who served as second secretary in the Qing-dynasty Embassy in France. He was also an engineer worked for the Qing imperial railways. Biography Born in an upper-class family, he was the younger son of , a high-ranking Manchu official, and Louisa Pierson, a Chinese-American woman of mysterious antecedents. He had three siblings, the elder brother John Yu Shuinling, two younger sisters, Lizzie Yu Der Ling and Nellie Yu Roung Ling. He was a Roman Catholic baptised at the wish of his mother, and, like his siblings, received Western education in American missionary school. The British diplomat Sir Robert Hart described them as "a noisy family of English-speaking children, were fluent also in Japanese and French". From 1899 to 1902, he served as second secretary in the Qing-dynasty Embassy in France, where his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the ''de facto'' leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy endures to this day, as a highly celebrated and controversial leader. He initiated many liberal reforms that have persisted in society, and is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His wars and campaigns are studied by militaries all over the world. Between three and six million civilians and soldiers perished in what became known as the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, not long af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatler
''Tatler'' is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications focusing on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper-middle class and upper class, and those interested in society events. Its readership is the wealthiest of all Condé Nast's publications. It was founded in 1901 by Clement Shorter. ''Tatler'' is also published in Russia by Conde Nast, and by Edipresse Media Asia. History ''Tatler'' was introduced on 3 July 1901, by Clement Shorter, publisher of ''The Sphere (newspaper), The Sphere''. It was named after the Tatler (1709 journal), original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. Originally sold occasionally as ''The Tatler'' and for some time a weekly publication, it had a subtitle varying on "an illustrated journal of society and the drama". It contained news and pictures of high society balls, charity events, race meetings, shooting parties, fashion and gossip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Roman Catholics
This is a list of Chinese Catholics in communion with Rome. It does not include members of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, unless they are also recognized by the Holy See, but for cultural reasons does include Taiwanese persons. Catholics of dynastic China This concerns those who lived most or all of their life before the Xinhai Revolution. *Martyr Saints of China - Although a few are from the Republican period. *The Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism: Xu Guangqi, Lǐ Zhīzǎo, and Yáng Tíngyú. *Jiao Bingzhen - Painter and astronomer. *Wu Li - Landscape painter, poet, and Jesuit. *Ma Xiangbo - Jesuit, scholar, and educator. * Li Yingshi - A Ming Chinese military officer and mathematician. * Empress Dowager Ma - Mother of Yongli Emperor * Empress Xiaoguang - Empress of *Princess Der Ling - author of several memoirs, books, and magazine articles *Charles Yu Hsingling - Railway engineer and diplomat to France *Lucy Yi Zhenmei - Martyr saint Catholics of modern Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Chinese Engineers
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The Industrial Revolution, First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Gunpowder empires, Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under Colonialism, colonial r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
