Jonathan D. Spence
English-born American historian (1936–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathan Dermot Spence CMG (11 August 1936 – 25 December 2021) was a British-American historian, sinologist, and author who specialised in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is The Search for Modern China, a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he published more than a dozen books on China. Spence's major interest was modern China, especially the Qing dynasty, and relations between China and the West.[4] Spence frequently used biographies to examine cultural and political history. Another common theme is the efforts of both Westerners and Chinese "to change China",[5] and how such efforts were frustrated.[4]
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Born | (1936-08-11)11 August 1936 Surrey, England | ||||||
Died | 25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||
Nationality | British and 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)[1] | ||||||
Doctoral students | Sherman Cochran,[2] Robert Oxnam[2] Pamela Kyle Crossley, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen Mark C. Elliott[3] | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 史景遷 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 史景迁 | ||||||
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