# Capt. E. F. Calthrop — The Art of War character guide

> Capt. E. F. Calthrop in The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Capt. Calthrop, Calthrop, Capt

**First appearance:** 0001-preface-by-lionel-giles

## Who they are

An early English translator of The Art of War.

## In the story

### [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_art_of_war_se/chapters/dedication)

Implied as the translator dedicating the work to his brother.

### [Preface by Lionel Giles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_art_of_war_se/chapters/preface-by-lionel-giles)

Author of the first English translation of Sun Tzǔ (1905), criticized by Giles for poor Chinese knowledge and numerous errors.

### [The Text of Sun Tzǔ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_art_of_war_se/chapters/the-text-of-sun-tz)

His first edition printed a version of the text that filtered through Japanese channels.

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