The early Dutch sinologists (1854-1900) : training in Holland and China, functions in the Netherlands Indies / by Koos Kuiper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuiper, Koos, 1951- author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; Volume 135.

Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; Volume 135

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sinologists--Netherlands--History--19th century.

Sinologists.

China--Study and teaching--Netherlands--History--19th century.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,206 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

In The early Dutch Sinologists Koos Kuiper gives a detailed account of the studies and work of the 24 Dutchmen trained as "interpreters" for the Netherlands Indies before 1900. Many primary sources give a fascinating picture of personal cross-cultural contacts.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Maps and Figures

Abbreviations

Maps

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Origins of Dutch Sinology

Historical and Legal Context

The Need for a University Chair for Chinese

A Regional Government Report from Batavia

The Banka Case and Other Arguments

Hoffmann's Report (1853)

Hoffmann's Earliest Students

The Beginning of Sinology and Japanology as an Academic Study

Plans and Preparations in Batavia

Chapter 2

Hoffmann's Students (1854-1865)

Teaching a Scientist: De Grijs (1854-1855)

The First Student-Interpreters for Chinese: Francken (1855-1857), Schaalje (1855-1859), and Schlegel (1854-1857)

A Japanese Intermezzo: Buddingh, Groeneveldt (both 1858-1861) and De Breuk (1858-1864)

Student Life and Studies

An Extraordinary Student of Japanese: St. Aulaire (1859-1861)

An Unexpected Reversal: From Japan to China

Competition for the Last Chance: Meeter (1862-1865)

Hoffmann's Later Students: Vissering, Maclaine Pont, and Serrurier

Hoffmann's Teaching Methods

Writing and Pronunciation

Grammars and Dictionaries

Textbooks: Books of Sayings

Natural History, Short Stories, and the Four Books

Chinese Books in Leiden

Japanese Studies

Chapter 3

Studying in China (1856-1867)

Pioneers in Canton

The Choice of Dialect: Cantonese or Hokkien?

The First Students in Amoy

Living in the Vice-Consulate in Amoy

A Grandiloquent Newspaper Report and Its Denial

The Elimination of Mandarin Studies

Graduation and Appointment of the First Interpreters

Financial Problems in Amoy

The Chinese Storyteller

Schlegel and Francken as Interpreters in Amoy in 1860

From Amoy to Canton

Student Life in Amoy in 1862-1863

Studying the Hakka Dialect

The Last Two Students: De Breuk and Meeter

Study Methods.

Teachers and Chinese Names

Learning to Speak Hokkien

Learning to Speak Other Dialects

Studying Written Chinese

Translations by De Grijs

The Students' Libraries

Chapter 4

Contributions to Science

De Grijs Collecting Flora

Schlegel Collecting Fauna

Buddingh Collecting Fauna

Chapter 5

De Grijs and the Sino-Dutch Treaty of Tientsin (1863)

The Need of a Treaty with China

Preparing for the Embassy

In Tientsin

The Negotiations

De Grijs' Visit to Peking

Travel to Holland and back to China

The Exchange of Ratifications

Later Developments for De Grijs

Chapter 6

Chinese Teachers/Clerks in the Indies

The Origin of the Teacher System

The First Teachers

A Raise in Salary for the Teachers

The Quality of the Teachers

The Discharge of Teachers

Reports on the Need of a Teacher/Clerk

The Final Regulation of the Teacher System (1866)

The Teachers Tan Siu Eng and Jo Hoae Giok

Later Developments

Engaging a Second Language Teacher

Chapter 7

Studying Chinese in Batavia and China (1864-1877)

A New Training Programme (1864-1867)

The Examination System and the Choice of Dialect (1868-1870)

The First Student-Interpreter in Batavia: J.J. Roelofs (1871-1872)

The Second Student-Interpreter in Batavia: J.W. Young (1873-1875)

The Failure and Success of the Batavian System

Chapter 8

Schlegel and his Students in Leiden (1873-1878)

Schlegel's Proposal for a New Training Course in Leiden (1873)

Schlegel's and Hoffmann's Advice

The First Examination: Hoetink, De Groot, and Stuart (1873)

The Motivation to Study Chinese

Schlegel's Teaching Methods

The Second Examination: Van der Spek, Moll, and De Jongh (1875)

Schlegel Becomes a Titular Professor (1875)

Student Life in Leiden

The Graduation of the First Group (1876).

The Establishment of a Chair for Chinese (1877)

Schlegel's Inaugural Lecture: The State of the Art in Sinology and Its Practical Use

The Graduation of the Second Group (1878)

A Sudden Anti-Climax: A Moratorium in the Training Course

Chapter 9

Schlegel's Later Students (1888-1895)

Schlegel's Extraordinary Students in the 1880s: Lind and Schaank

The Expansion of the Chinese Library in Leiden University

J.T. Cremer and the Dialect in the Outer Possessions

De Groot's Scholarly Mission to China

Splitting the Corps of Interpreters?

A New Training Course

The Third Examination: Ezerman, Borel, Goteling Vinnis, and Van Wettum (1888)

Schlegel Disciplining his Students and Borel's Attitude

Schlegel's Teaching Methods and Borel's Studies

Borel's Life in Art and Culture

Borel's Personal and Student Life

The Graduation of the Third Group (1892)

The Fourth Examination: Van de Stadt, De Bruin, and Thijssen (1892)

The Studies and Graduation of the Fourth Group (1892-1895)

The Reorganisation of the interpreter Corps and Another Moratorium

Extraordinary Students in the 1890s: Schaank, Kann, Von Zach

Chapter 10

Schlegel's Students in China (1877-1898)

The First Group: De Groot, Hoetink, Stuart (1877-1878)

The Second Group: Van der Spek, Moll, de Jongh (1879-1880)

Studying in Zhangzhou

Financial Problems of the Third Group: Ezerman, Borel, Van Wettum (1892-1894)

The Extension to Two Years in China

The Dialect Question Again (1893)

Life on Gulangyu

Borel's Teachers

Borel's Studies

Travels

Borel's Publications

The Students' Relations with the Consulate

The Third Group Finish Their Studies in Amoy

The Fourth Group: De Bruin, Thijssen, Van de Stadt (1896-1898)

Von Varchmin's Complaint About De Bruin

Studying Hoklo in "Swatow and the Interior".

Van de Stadt's Request to Study Mandarin in Peking

The Decision to Study Hakka as Well

Studying Hakka in Kia Ying Chow

Chapter 11

The Compilation of Dictionaries

Hoffmann's Japanese Dictionary

Manuscript Chinese Dictionaries and Word Lists

Linguistic Problems

The Publication History of Francken and De Grijs' Amoy-Dutch Dictionary (1864-1882)

Description and Evaluation of Francken and De Grijs' Dictionary

The Publication History of Schlegel's Dutch-Chinese Dictionary (1882-1891)

The Reception of the Dictionary

J.H. Ferguson: An Offensive and Scandalous Work

Schlegel and Li Hongzhang in 1896

Description and Evaluation of Schlegel's Dictionary

Van de Stadt's Hakka Dictionary (1912)

Chapter 12

Working as Interpreters and Translators

The Interpreters' Directive of 1863

Working as Interpreters

Replacement by Ethnic Chinese Interpreters

Working as Translators

The Establishment of a Chinese Printing Facility in Batavia (1862)

Some Problems of Legal Translation

The Techniques of Translation

Translating and Excerpting Chinese Account Books

Private Translation and Interpreting

Chapter 13

The Interpreters' Advisory Functions

Extraordinary Members of the Orphans and Estate Chambers (1866)

The Weak Position of the Interpreters as Advisors

Reduction of the Number of Interpreters (1879)

Relations with the Chinese

Acting as Experts on Chinese Law and Customs for the Courts

A Mystification

The Chinese Oath

Chapter 14

Studies and Missions

Studies and Publications

Study Missions

Secret Societies

Arranging the Emigration of Coolies

Other Coolie Matters

Chapter 15

The Reform of 1896

Officials for Chinese Affairs

Other Administrative Functions

Leaving the Interpreter Corps

Epilogue

Conclusion

Appendix A.

Biographies and Bibliographies of the Sinologists

Albrecht, Johannes Eduard Biography Albrecht

Borel, Henri Jean François Biography Borel

Breuk, Johannes de Biography de Breuk

Bruin, Annes Gerardus de Biography de Bruin

Buddingh, Johan Adriaan Biography Buddingh

Ezerman, Johannes Lodewijk Juliaan Franciscus Biography Ezerman

Faber, Maximiliaan von Biography von Faber

Francken, Johannes Jacobus Cornelis Biography Francken

Grijs, Carolus Franciscus Martinus de Biography de Grijs

Groeneveldt, Willem Pieter Biography Groeneveldt

Groot, Johannes Jacobus Maria de Biography de Groot

Hoetink, Bernardus Biography Hoetink

Hoffmann, Johannes Josephus Biography Hoffmann

Jongh, Arie Arend de Biography de Jongh

Meeter, Pieter Biography Meeter

Moll, Alexander Eliza Biography Moll

Roelofs, Johannes Jacobus Biography Roelofs

Schaalje, Maurits Biography Schaalje

Schaank, Simon Hartwich Biography Schaank

Schlegel, Gustaaf Biography Schlegel

Spek, Jacobus van der Biography van der Spek

Stadt, Peter Adriaan van de Biography van de Stadt

Stuart, Hermanus Nicolaas Biography Stuart

Thijssen, Emile Franciscus Biography Thijssen

Wettum, Bertus Anton Jacobus van Biography van Wettum

Young, James William Biography Young

Appendix B

Dates of Appointment and Discharge of European Interpreters of Chinese in the Netherlands Indies

Introduction to the Tables

Appendix C

Chinese Names of Dutch Sinologists (1860-1917)

Appendix D

Students of Hoffmann, Schlegel, and De Groot

Appendix E

Names of Some Teachers/Clerks in the Indies

Appendix F

Table of Students in China 1856-1867

Appendix G

Sinologists in the Board of Directors of the Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences

Appendix H

Graph of the Number of Sinologists in Active Service, 1860-1917

Appendix I.

Schlegel's Transcription System of Tsiangtsiu and Amoy Dialects Compared with Other Systems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-22887-X

OCLC:

995776077