Ernest Satow

Ernest Mason Satow GCMG PCErnest Mason Satow was known in Japan as "" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义" (30 June 1843 - 26 August 1929), was a British scholar, diplomat and Japanologist.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Satow, Ernest Mason," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 829; Nish, Ian.  (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859–1972, pp. 78–88.

Career
Along with William George Aston and Basil Hall Chamberlain, Satow was one of three major British Japanologists during the 19th century.

Selected works
In an overview of writings by and about Ernest Mason Satow, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 200+ works in 300+ publications in 9 languages and 4,000+library holdings. WorldCat Identities: Satow, Ernest Mason Sir 1843-1929
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 A Guide to Diplomatic Practice, 1917
 A Diplomat in Japan, 1921
 The Family Chronicle of the English Satows, 1925

Honours
 Order of St Michael and St George, Commander (CMG), 1885 London Gazette, Issue 25447, p. 858, 27 February 1885; retrieved 2012-9-19.
 Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG)
 Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)Shaw, William A. (1906).  The Knights of England, p. 348.
 Privy Council of the United Kingdom, 1906  London Gazette, Issue 27936, p. 5213, 31 July 1906; retrieved 2012-9-19.

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 Other websites 

  Satow, Ernest Mason, 1843-1929 at Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) 
  Chronology of Heads of Mission at UK in Japan website 

Category:Alumni of University College London
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Category:British Japanologists
Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Category:1843 births
Category:1929 deaths