''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 Pao'' 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">Indochina.html" ;"title="hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina">hina, Japan, Korea, Indochina, Central Asia, and Malaysia). The first co editors-in-chief were Henri Cordier and Gustav Schlegel. 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 Paul R. Goldin (American –

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), Vincent Goossaert (French –

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), and James Robson (American –

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List of past editors

;Dutch * Gustav Schlegel (1890–1903) *

J.J.L. Duyvendak Jan Julius Lodewijk Duyvendak (28 June 18899 July 1954) was a Dutch Sinologist and professor of Chinese language, Chinese at Leiden University. He is known for his translation of ''The Book of Lord Shang'' and his studies of the ''Dao De Jing''. ...

(1934–1954) * A.F.P. Hulsewé (1954–1975) ;French * Henri Cordier (1890–1925) * Édouard Chavannes (1904–1916) * Paul Pelliot (1920–1942) * Paul Demiéville (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 link, 0169-832X Sinology Chinese studies journals Academic journals established in 1890 Brill Publishers academic journals 5 times per year journals