Reginald Johnston

Sir
Reginald Johnston
Johnston at the Forbidden City in 1924
Commissioner of Weihaiwei
In office
1927–1930
Preceded byWalter Russell Brown
Personal details
Born
Reginald Fleming Johnston

(1874-10-13)13 October 1874
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died6 March 1938(1938-03-06) (aged 63)
Eilean Rìgh, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Magdalen College, Oxford
OccupationEducator
Known forTutor to Puyi, the last emperor of China
From left to right, Johnston, Lockhart, and Johnston's best friend, Cecil Clementi, in front of Weihaiwei's government house. (1905)

Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston KCMG CBE (simplified Chinese: 庄士敦爵士; traditional Chinese: 莊士敦爵士; pinyin: Zhuāngshìdūn juéshì; lit. 'Sir Johnston'; 13 October 1874 – 6 March 1938) 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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