''T’oung Pao'' (; ), founded in 1890, is a Dutch journal and the oldest international journal of

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. It is published by the publisher E. J. Brill. ''T'oung Paos original full title was ''T’oung Pao ou Archives pour servir à l’étude de l’histoire, des langues, la geographie et l’ethnographie de l’Asie Orientale (Chine, Japon, Corée, Indo-Chine, Asie Centrale et Malaisie)'' ("Tongbao or Archives for Use in the Study of the History, Languages, Geography, and Ethnography of East Asia hina,_Japan,_Korea,_Indochina,_Central_Asia,_and_Malaysia.html" ;"title="Indochina.html" ;"title="hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina">hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina, Central Asia, and Malaysia">Indochina.html" ;"title="hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina">hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina, Central Asia, and Malaysia). The first co editors-in-chief were

Henri Cordier Henri Cordier (8 August 184916 March 1925) was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie (French, "Geographical Society") in Paris.Gustav Schlegel Gustaaf Schlegel (30 September 184015 October 1903) was a Dutch sinologist and field naturalist. E. Bruce Brooks (9 June 2004)Gustaaf Schlegel, Sinology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, retrieved 17 September 2011 Life and career Gustaaf ...

. The journal's title ''T’oung Pao'' appears to be romanized based on the system of Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, rather than Wade-Giles. Traditionally, ''T'oung Pao'' was co-edited by two sinologists, one from

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and one from the

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. However, the tradition has been discontinued. The current editors are Vincent Goossaert (French –

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), Martin Kern (German –

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), and James Robson (American –

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List of past editors

;Dutch *

Gustav Schlegel Gustaaf Schlegel (30 September 184015 October 1903) was a Dutch sinologist and field naturalist. E. Bruce Brooks (9 June 2004)Gustaaf Schlegel, Sinology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, retrieved 17 September 2011 Life and career Gustaaf ...

(1890–1903) * J.J.L. Duyvendak (1934–1954) * A.F.P. Hulsewé (1954–1975) ;French *

Henri Cordier Henri Cordier (8 August 184916 March 1925) was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie (French, "Geographical Society") in Paris.Édouard Chavannes Émmanuel-Édouard Chavannes (5 October 1865 – 29 January 1918) was a French sinologist and expert on Chinese history and religion, and is best known for his translations of major segments of Sima Qian's ''Records of the Grand Historian'' ...

(1904–1916) *

Paul Pelliot Paul Eugène Pelliot (28 May 187826 October 1945) was a French Sinologist and Orientalist best known for his explorations of Central Asia and his discovery of many important Chinese texts such as the Dunhuang manuscripts. Early life and career ...

(1920–1942) *

Paul Demiéville Paul Demiéville (13 September 1894 – 23 March 1979) was a Swiss-French sinologist and Orientalist known for his studies of the Dunhuang manuscripts and Buddhism and his translations of Chinese poetry, as well as for his 30-year tenure as c ...

(1945–1975)

References

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External links

The journal's website at Brill's site

'' T'oung Pao'', Vol. I
first issue, 1890. *
Some early volumes of the journal
on archive.org (through volume 21, dated 1922); {{ISSN search link, 0169-832X Sinology Chinese studies journals Publications established in 1890 Brill Publishers academic journals 5 times per year journals