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⚫ '''Joseph Henry Longford''' (born June 25, 1849 in Dublin - died May 12, 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the ] from February 24, 1869 until August 15, 1902. He was Consul in ] (1895-7) after the ] and at ] (1897-1902).
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⚫ '''Joseph Henry Longford''' (25 June 1849 in Dublin – 12 May 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the ] from 24 February 1869 until 15 August 1902. He was Consul in ] (1895–97) after the ] and at ] (1897–1902).


After retiring from the service he became the first Professor of Japanese at ] until 1916, and then an emeritus professor of the ]. He was awarded a D.Litt. by his alma mater, ] in 1919. After retiring from the service he became the first Professor of Japanese at ] until 1916, and then an emeritus professor of the ]. He was awarded a D.Litt. by his alma mater, ] in 1919.
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==Japanophile== ==Japanophile==

Longford laboured long and hard to produce several readable and compendious books on ] and as a member of the ] was a strong supporter of maintaining good ]. He realised that Britain held ] and ] only as long as the Japanese allowed her to do so, and urged the importance of studying Japan on British readers. Longford laboured long and hard to produce several readable and compendious books on ] and as a member of the ] was a strong supporter of maintaining good ]. He realised that Britain held ] and ] only as long as the Japanese allowed her to do so, and urged the importance of studying Japan on British readers.


==Books== ==Books==
⚫ * 1877 -- ''The Penal Code of Japan''

⚫ * 1907 -- ''Japan'' (Living Races of Mankind)
⚫ * ''The Penal Code of Japan'', 1877
* 1910 -- 'The Regeneration of Japan', in '']'', vol. 12 (1910)
⚫ * ''Japan'' (Living Races of Mankind), 1907
* ''The Regeneration of Japan'' (]), 1910 * 1910 -- ''The Story of Old Japan''
* ''The Story of Old Japan'', 1910 * 1911 -- ''The Story of Korea''
* 1911 -- New York: ].
* ''The Story of Korea'', 1911
* ''Japan of the Japanese'', 1911 * 1913 -- ''The Evolution of New Japan''
* ''The Evolution of New Japan'', 1913 * 1915 -- ''Japan'' (Spirit of the Allied Nations)
* ''Japan'' (Spirit of the Allied Nations), 1915 * 1920 -- ''Japan'' (Harmsworth Encyclopedia)
* ''Japan'' (Harmsworth Encyclopedia), 1920 * 1923 -- ''Japan'' (Nations of Today)
* ''Japan'' (Nations of Today), 1923


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
⚫ * 'Joseph Henry Longford (1849–1925), Consul and Scholar' by Ian Ruxton, Ch. 31, ''Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits'', Volume VI, ed. ] 2007, pp. 307–314, {{ISBN|978-1-905246-33-5}}
⚫ *''The Correspondence of Sir Ernest Satow, British Minister in Japan (1895–1900)'', Volume One, from the Satow Papers held at ], Kew, London. published in full for researchers with notes by Ian Ruxton, ], ], July 2005. {{ISBN|1-4116-3857-3}} (This book contains many letters from Longford to Sir Ernest Satow.)


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⚫ * 'Joseph Henry Longford (1849-1925), Consul and Scholar' by Ian Ruxton, Ch. 31, ''Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits'', Volume VI, ed. ] 2007, pp. 307-314, ISBN 978-1-905246-33-5

⚫ *''The Correspondence of Sir Ernest Satow, British Minister in Japan (1895-1900)'', Volume One, from the Satow Papers held at ], Kew, London. published in full for researchers with notes by Ian Ruxton, ], ], July 2005. ISBN 1-4116-3857-3 (This book contains many letters from Longford to Sir Ernest Satow.)


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Joseph Henry Longford
Born(1849-07-25)25 July 1849
Dublin, Ireland
Died12 May 1925(1925-05-12) (aged 76)
London, England
NationalityAnglo-Irish
Occupation(s)consular official, professor

Joseph Henry Longford (25 June 1849 in Dublin – 12 May 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the British Japan Consular Service from 24 February 1869 until 15 August 1902. He was Consul in Formosa (1895–97) after the First Sino-Japanese War and at Nagasaki (1897–1902).

After retiring from the service he became the first Professor of Japanese at King's College London until 1916, and then an emeritus professor of the University of London. He was awarded a D.Litt. by his alma mater, Queen's University of Belfast in 1919.

Although not in the front rank of British Japanologists in the 19th century occupied by Ernest Satow, Basil Hall Chamberlain, William George Aston and arguably Frederick Victor Dickins, he did make a notable contribution in the field of early Japanese studies.

Japanophile

Longford laboured long and hard to produce several readable and compendious books on Japan and as a member of the Japan Society of London was a strong supporter of maintaining good Anglo-Japanese relations. He realised that Britain held Hong Kong and Singapore only as long as the Japanese allowed her to do so, and urged the importance of studying Japan on British readers.

Books

  • 1877 -- The Penal Code of Japan
  • 1907 -- Japan (Living Races of Mankind)
  • 1910 -- 'The Regeneration of Japan', in Cambridge Modern History, vol. 12 (1910)
  • 1910 -- The Story of Old Japan
  • 1911 -- The Story of Korea
  • 1911 -- Japan of the Japanese. New York: C. Scribner's sons. OCLC 2971290
  • 1913 -- The Evolution of New Japan
  • 1915 -- Japan (Spirit of the Allied Nations)
  • 1920 -- Japan (Harmsworth Encyclopedia)
  • 1923 -- Japan (Nations of Today)

See also

References


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