Background
Vyvyan was born in 1862, in China; son of Henry Dent.
Vyvyan was born in 1862, in China; son of Henry Dent.
After finishing Haileybury College he went to Cassel and studied there at the same school (realschule Erste Ordnung) as Prinz Heinrich, brother of German Kaiser.
He was one of the earliest non-germans to serve only one year in army instead of usual three. He received certificate from Headmaster. Subsequently, he studied in Tours and other French towns.
Returning to China in 1882 he worked in Chinese Maritime Customs Service and served at numerous ports in North and South China.
Quotes from others about the person
In 1911, “Trade Report Issue” says, “Mr. Dent possesses unusually versatile intellectual capacity, is a gifted musician, a fluent linguist, and an enthusiastic motorist and mechanic. He is the fortunate possessor of a most wonderful and interesting collection of curios several of which gained for him a silver medal and a diploma at the St. Louis Exhibition, and the Diploma d’honneur and a gold medal at the Liege Exhibition”
