1. Endymion Porter Wilkinson was born on 15 May 1941 and is a British sinologist and diplomat who served as the European Union Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 1994 to 2001.
10 Facts About Endymion Wilkinson
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Endymion Wilkinson is particularly noted for Chinese History: A New Manual, the first version of which appeared in 1973, an authoritative guide to Sinology and Chinese history for which he was awarded the Prix Stanislas Julien for 2014.
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From 1970 to 1974, Endymion Wilkinson was lecturer in the History of the Far East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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The series was presented by Endymion Wilkinson and featured numerous interview subjects including French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss and Eugen Loderer, Chairman of IG Metall.
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In 1975, Endymion Wilkinson was sent by the European Commission to Beijing to make preparations for and participate in the talks between Christopher Soames and Zhou Enlai leading to the establishment of EU-China diplomatic relations.
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Endymion Wilkinson later served as head of the China desk in Brussels and took part in many official talks in Beijing with China's most senior leaders.
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Endymion Wilkinson served as the deputy head under Pascal Lamy of the European Commission negotiating team for China's entry into the World Trade Organization.
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Endymion Wilkinson has been a visiting professor at Chinese Language and Culture University, and at Peking University.
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Endymion Wilkinson is currently an Associate in Research at the Fairbank Center, Harvard.
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Endymion Wilkinson has delivered more than 300 speeches on East and Southeast Asian current affairs at the UN and other international fora.