"I commenced the study of the Chinese language at the University of Munich. I had then about 3 years in Germany, engaged in various studies. Happening to notice the announcement of a course of lectures on the language of the Chinese by Professor Neumman, the interest I have always taken in the people, induced me to employ an otherwise vacant hour in learning something of their tongue."
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Thomas Taylor Meadows
Thomas Taylor Meadows (b. 1815 – d. 1868) was a British sinologist and author.
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