EntityQ459155· pop 10· linked from 162 articlesEdward YoudeSign in to saveBritish administrator, diplomat and sinologist (1924–1986)Person · Open LibraryBorn1924-06-19Died1986-12-04Works1Top worksSir Edward Youdevia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn19 June 1924Died4 December 1986via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameEdwardGendermaleCitizenshipUnited KingdomPlace of birthPenarthPlace of deathBeijingOccupationsinologistEducated atSOAS, University of LondonEmployerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLanguages spokenEnglish languageConnectionsChineseEntityOrder of the British EmpireEntityCategories1924 births1986 deaths20th-century British historians20th-century British politiciansAlumni of SOAS University of LondonAmbassadors of the United Kingdom to ChinaBritish sinologistsBurials at Canterbury CathedralGovernors of Hong KongHK LegCo Members 1985–1988Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeKnights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order