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Reginald Johnston

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British diplomat and academic (1874-1938)

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Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was a Scottish diplomat and colonial official who served as the tutor and advisor to Puyi, the last emperor of China. He was also the last British Commissioner of Weihaiwei.

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1930Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1918Commander of the Order of the British Empire
honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong

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Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was a Scottish diplomat and colonial official who served as the tutor and advisor to Puyi, the last emperor of China. He was also the last British Commissioner of Weihaiwei. Johnston's book Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) was used as a source for Bernardo Bertolucci's film dramatization of Puyi's life, The Last Emperor.

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United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1938 · aged 63
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