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Sir William Henry Wilkinson (traditional Chinese: 務謹順, simplified Chinese: 务谨顺; May 10, 1858 - 1930) was a British Sinologist who served as Consul-General for H.B.M in China and Korea. He was also a playing card collector and card game enthusiast.
British Diplomatic Service
| ?-1893 | Consul at Swatow |
| 1893-94 | Acting Consul-General at Seoul |
| 1894-97 | Acting Vice-Consul at Chemulpo |
| 1900-01 | Consul at Ningpo |
| 1901-02 | Acting Consul at Wenchow |
| 1902-09 | Consul-General at Kunming and Szemao |
| 1909-11 | Consul-General at Chengtu |
| 1911-12 | Consul-General at Mukden |
| 1912-17 | Consul-General at Hankow |
Books
- The Game of Khanhoo (London, 1891)
- A Manual of Chinese Chess (Shanghai, 1893)
- Chinese Origin of Playing Cards (1895)
- The Corean government: constitutional changes, July 1894 to October 1895. With an appendix on subsequent enactments to 30th June 1896 (1896)
- Bridge Maxims (1918)
- Mah-Jongg: a memorandum (1925)
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