George Macartney (British consul)
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- Sir George Macartney should not be confused with George Macartney, an earlier British statesman.
Sir George Macartney, KCIE[citation needed], (19 January 1867–19 May 1945), was the British consul-general in Kashgar at the end of the nineteenth century.
In Kashgar his wife, Lady Catherine Macartney, assisted the archaeologists who found the library at Dunhuang.[1].
Macartney was succeeded by Sir Clarmont Skrine.
[edit] Bibliography
- Sir Clarmont Skrine & Dr. Pamela Nightingale, Macartney at Kashgar: New Light on British, Chinese and Russian Activities in Sinkiang, 1890-1918 (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1973)
- Lady Macartney, "An English Lady in Chinese Turkestan"
[edit] References
- ^ Isabel Montgomery, "Hear This," The Guardian (London), Oct. 8, 1999.
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