Richard Wilhelm (10 May 18732 March 1930) was a German

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and

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. He lived in China for 25 years, became fluent in spoken and written Chinese, and grew to love and admire the Chinese people. He is best remembered for his translations of philosophical works from Chinese into German that in turn have been translated into other major languages of the world, including English. His translation of the '' I Ching'' is still regarded as one of the finest, as is his translation of '' The Secret of the Golden Flower''; both were provided with introductions by the Swiss psychiatrist

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, who was a personal friend. Lau Nui Suan introduced Wilhelm to Chinese yoga philosophy and the psychology of the ''I Ching''. His son Hellmut Wilhelm was also a sinologist and was professor of Chinese at the

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. Wilhelm was a close friend of the renowned Chinese educator and diplomat Dr. Li Linsi. The Richard Wilhelm Translation Centre at Ruhr-Universität Bochum was founded in 1993 by Helmut Martin.

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