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Reginald Johnston

1874–1938 · 20th century

Reginald Johnston was a Scottish colonial official and scholar of China. From 1919 to 1924 he was tutor to Puyi, the last Qing emperor, in the Forbidden City, and described this in Twilight in the Forbidden City. He then served as commissioner of the British leased territory of Weihaiwei until its return to China in 1930, and later taught Chinese in London.

Reginald Johnston
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