Ernest Satow

'A Diplomat in Japan'

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A brilliant linguist, Sir Ernest Satow (18431929) was recruited into the British consular service as a student interpreter in 1861. The following year he arrived in Japan, where he witnessed the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji restoratio

'A Guide to Diplomatic Practice'

Bog | Engelsk

Recruited straight from university, Ernest Satow (18431929) became one of the most respected British diplomats, particularly in Japan, where he is still remembered. After a career spent mostly in the rapidly developing Far East, he retired in 1906. Just b