Rutherford Alcock


Sir Rutherford Alcock Sir Rutherford Alcock (born 1809, 2 November 1897 in London) is a British doctor and diplomat.

Born as a son of an English physician under London, he participated as a doctor in an English military expedition against the Karlistes in Spain (1836-1837). In 1844 he began his career as an English diplomat in the Far East. To 1858 he was a consul, later a general consul of Shanghai, where he earned a good reputation for the establishment of this important English institution. From 1859 to 1861 and 1864-1865 he was a deputy in Japan and at this difficult institution, in a country still hostile to foreigners, he paid a great deal. The first turbulent three years of his stay in Japan was described in his book, The Capital of the Thycoon. Then he sent to Beijing in 1871.

He spent the last decade in England doing research. For some time he was also chairman of the London Geographical Society. Alcock was one of the first to familiarize England with Japanese language and art.

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