Luo Fenglu

Luo Fenglu (Chinese: 羅 豊禄; pinyin: Luó lǐ lù; 1850–1901), also written as Lo Feung Lo,^[1] was a diplomat of the late Qing dynasty who represented his country as minister in the United Kingdom (1897–1901).^[2]

Arnold Vissière [fr], Interpreter of the French legation in Beijing, and Lo Feung Lo, Secretary to Viceroy Li Hong-Tchang, circa 1884.

Biography

He joined the Fujian Arsenal Academy in 1867. Being its top student, he was sent to study in Europe, arriving at King's College London in May 1877. During his stay in London, he also worked as translator for the embassies in the United Kingdom and Germany, also serving as Naval Secretary to Li Hongzhang from 1880 to circa 1882.^[2]

His son, Lo Tsung-yee, was also a diplomat.

References

1. "Programme". Salon International du Livre Rare & de l'Autographe. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
2. Milton, John (2022). "The French diplomat and the Omaha shopkeepe". The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Memory Routledge. Routledge. pp. 343–344, 347, 348.