William Henry Wilkinson
Sir William Henry Wilkinson (traditional Chinese: 務謹順, simplified Chinese: 务谨顺; May 10, 1858 - 1930) was a British Sinologist who served as Consul-General for the United Kingdom in China and Korea. He was also a playing card collector and card game enthusiast. His Collection of Playing Cards. Cards from Wilkinson's collection are now in the British Museum, and are referred to in "Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber<nowiki></nowiki> by British Museum]" by Freeman M. O'Donoghue (1901), pp. 184–185 : "Chinese - Collection of modern packs acquired by the testator from Mr. W.H. Wilkinson of H.M. Consular Service, who has kindly furnished the following information: 'The packs contained in this collection were procured during the year 1889-90 from Canton, Swatow, and Foochow in South China, from Ningbo and Shanghai on the central sea-board, from Peking in the north, from Kiukiang and Yichang in mid- China, and from Chungking in the far west...""