Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner

Background

Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner was born on November 1864 in New Zealand. He is the son of late Joseph Werner of West- fields, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Education

He studied at Tonbridge School.

Career

Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner arrived in China in 1884. He worked in consular service at Peking 1884-1889; Canton 1890-1891; Tientsin 1892-1894; Macao 1894-1896; Hangchow 1898-1899; Pagoda Anchorage 1899-1900; Kiung- chow 1900-1901; Kiungchow and Pakhoi jointly 1901-1904, Kongmoon 1904; Kiukiang 1905-1909; Foochow 1910-1913.

He called to the Bar, Middle Temple 1905,was sent on mission in His Majesty's Ship “Snipe” to investigate and settle massacre of missionaries at Nanch'ang 1905. Retired on a pension 1914. In 1915 he returned to Peking to continue researches in Chinese civilization. The author of numerous articles in newspapers and magazines.

Works

• Other Work

  • "Descriptive Sociology-Chinese"

    (The first work to present the phenomena of the Chinese ci...)

  • "Herbert Spencer and Bergson"

  • “The Great Wall of China”

  • "A Journey North and East of Peking"

  • “China of the Chinese"

  • "Myths and Legends of China"

Membership

Clubs: Sesame (London)

• He was the member until its virtual abolition in September 1919.

  Chinese Government Historiographical Bureau

Interests

• Philosophy, Psychology.

• Sport & Clubs

  Rugby (at school), Riding, Tennis, Swimming, Skating.

Connections

Edwardwas married to Gladys Nina.

Wife:

Gladys Nina

She is the daughter of the Colonel Ravenshaw. His Brittanic Majesty Representative of Nether Priors, Halsted, Essex, and South Hill, Worth Sussex (1911).He was retired in Nepal, studied in London for China Consular Service (1882-1884).