Luo Fenglu

Luo Fenglu (Chinese: 羅豊禄; pinyin: Luó Fēnglù; Wade–Giles: Lo Fêng-lu; 1850–1901), also written as Lo Feung Lo,[1] was a diplomat of the late Qing dynasty who represented his country as minister in the United Kingdom (1897–1901).[2]

Biography

He joined the Fujian Arsenal Academy in 1867. Being its top student, he was sent to study in Europe, arriving at King's College London in May 1877. During his stay in London, he also worked as translator for the embassies in the United Kingdom and Germany, also serving as Naval Secretary to Li Hongzhang from 1880 to circa 1882.[2]

Luo Fenglu was a member of several Western chivalric orders, including the Order of the Crown, the Order of Orange-Nassau, Royal Victorian Order, the Order of Leopold, and the Order of Saint Stanislaus.[3]

His son, Lo Tsung-yee, was also a diplomat.

References

  1. ^ "Programme". Salon International du Livre Rare & de l'Autographe. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ a b Milton, John (2022). "The French diplomat and the Omaha shopkeepe". The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Memory Routledge. Routledge. pp. 343–344, 347, 348.
  3. ^ "January 2024 Newsletter (no. 74)". College of Arms. January 2024.
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