Isaac Titsingh
Dutch diplomat (1745 - 1812) · Netherlands · On the map · Politicians · Died at 67
Isaac Titsingh FRS was a Dutch diplomat, historian, Japanologist, and merchant. During a long career in East Asia, Titsingh was a senior official of the Dutch East India Company.
Isaac Titsingh is read about 40 times a day, in 30 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Illustration depicting the last European delegation to be received at the Qianlong Emperor's court in 1795. Isaac Titsingh seated on the far left of the picture (wearing a hat) and Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest seated to his right.
Dutchmen with Courtesans in Nagasaki c. 1800
Dejima and Nagasaki Bay, circa 1820. Two Dutch ships and numerous Chinese trading junks are depicted.
Japanese acupuncture mannequin from the Titsingh estate. Musée d'histoire de la médecine, Paris.
Titsingh's text attempts to present the Japanese in the context of their own narratives. This title page is from the 1822 English version of the French original which was published two years earlier.
Element of a wedding ceremonyAwards
About this person
He represented the European trading company in exclusive official contact with Tokugawa Japan, traveling to Edo twice for audiences with the shogun and other high officials of the shogunate. He was the Dutch and VOC governor general in Chinsura, Bengal.
Country
Netherlands
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1745 to 1812 · aged 67
