We have good reason to believe that in the 1770s,
We have good reason to believe that in the 1770s,
this boy from China attended Sevenoaks School. His benefactor was John Frederick Sackville, third Duke of Dorset, and his name was Huang Ya Dong. A portrait painted by Joshua Reynolds hangs at Knole and the British Museum holds this engraving.
Today, Chinese nationals are still making their way here, as are students with roots in all these countries:
Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Channel Islands China Colombia Croatia Denmark France Germany Ghana Greece Guyana Hong Kong India Ireland Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Latvia
Luxembourg Malaysia Mauritius Monaco Myanmar Netherlands Nigeria Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Türkiye UAE UK Ukraine USA Vietnam Zimbabwe