金登干(James·Duncan·Campbell)与《中法和约草约》

James Duncan Campbell and his Role in Treaty of Paris (1885)

《中法和约草约》是中法战争中中国政府与法国政府所签定的一份和约。在这一和约的签定过程中,竟是一名法国人金登干作为中方政府代表与法国倒台政府的阁员外交大臣毕乐于1885年4月4日签订的,从而结束了中法战争。那么,金登干到底何许人也?他又为何能代表中国政府与法国签订和约呢?这正是本文所要探讨的问题。笔者从金登干的经历、才干、人事关系以至当时中法战争后时代选择金登干的诸多因素作了分析,欲破解这一历史之谜,以求教于方家。

On April 4th, 1885, James Duncan Campbell （ 1833 - 1907）, on behalf of Chinese government, has signed Treaty of Paris with the foreign minister A. Billot, which ceased the war between China and France. In this article, the author has probed into such historical mysteries as who is James Duncan Campbell and why Chinese government in time has chosen him as a representative to sign a treaty with a foreign government？