Endymion Wilkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Endymion Wilkinson

Diplomat, Sinologist

Date of Birth: 15-May-1941

Place of Birth: Lewes, England, United Kingdom

Profession: diplomat, historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Endymion Porter Wilkinson (born May 15, 1941) is an English diplomat, Sinologist, historian of China, and authority on East Asian affairs.
He served in Beijing as the European Union Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 1994 to 2001.
In 2013 he published Chinese History: A New Manual, an authoritative guide to Sinology and Chinese history for which he was awarded the Prix Stanislas Julien for 2014.
A new print edition (the 5th) appeared in 2017 (official publication date 2018).
The latest edition, the eighth, was published in March 2018 on the Pleco Software platform.