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Sir Walter Caine Hillier KCMG CB (1849 – 9 November 1927) was a British diplomat, academic, author, Sinologist and Professor of Chinese at King's College London. Early lifeWalter Hillier was born in Hong Kong and educated at Bedford School and at Blundell's School in Tiverton. His father was Charles Hillier, British Consul at Bangkok and his mother, Eliza, daughter of the well-known missionary, Walter Henry Medhurst. He was the brother of Edward Guy Hillier, one of the most respected bankers in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank and its long-term manager in Peking (1889-1924). Diplomatic career
Later careerHillier retired in October 1896 and from February to April 1901 was attached to the Legation in Peking as special political officer for Chinese affairs with the rank of acting First Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. This involved his appointment as adviser to the military authorities in China at which time he was Mentioned in despatches. A stone memorial was erected to Hillier and to a British military officer at Shan-hai-Kwan to recognise the protection afforded to Chinese during the times following the Boxer Rebellion. From 1904–1908 Hillier was Professor of Chinese at King's College London. From 1908–1910 Hillier served as an adviser to the Chinese government, in particular advising Li Hung-chan during his time as Viceroy of Zhili. Selected worksIn a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Walter Hillier, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 80 works in 100+ publications in 8 languages and 600+ library holdings.[2] {{dynamic list}}
Hillier drafted the preface to Isabella Bird Bishop's 1898 book, Korea & her Neighbours: A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country. See also
Notes1. ^Addison, Henry Robert. (1901). {{Google books|8EcuAAAAYAAJ|Who's Who Vol. 53, p. 568|page=568}}; compare Note 12 2. ^WorldCat Identities: Hillier, Walter Sir References
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