Jonathan Spence
Jonathan Dermot Spence (11 August 1936 – 25 December 2021) was an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer. His works focused on Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008.[2]
Jonathan D. Spence | |||||||
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| Born | 11 August 1936 | ||||||
| Died | 25 December 2021 (aged 85)[2] West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||
| Citizenship | American | ||||||
| Education | Clare College, Cambridge (MA) Yale University (PhD) | ||||||
| Spouse | Annping Chin | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Chinese history | ||||||
| Institutions | Yale University | ||||||
| Doctoral advisor | Mary C. Wright | ||||||
| Other academic advisors | Fang Chao-ying (房兆楹)[3] | ||||||
| Doctoral students | Sherman Cochran, Pamela Crossley, Robert Oxnam, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen[4] | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 史景遷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 史景迁 | ||||||
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Spence died from problems caused by Parkinson's disease on 25 December 2021, at the age of 85 at his home in West Haven, Connecticut.[5][6]
References
- Skinner, David (2010). Jonathan Spence Biography, National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Jonathan D. Spence, Popular China Scholar, Dead at Age 85
- Jonathan D. Spence, Ts'ao Yin and the K'ang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966), p. xv.
- "CEAS | Events". Eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- Genzlinger, Neil (2021-12-27). "Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- Hua, Sha (28 December 2021). "China Scholar Jonathan Spence Dies at Age 85". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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