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Andrew West (linguist)

Andrew Christopher West (Chinese: 魏安; pinyin: Wèi Ān; 31 March 1960 – 10 July 2025) was a British sinologist, linguist and script developer.

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Education
School of Oriental and African Studies (B.A.) · Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Born
Andrew Christopher West (1960-03-31)31 March 1960 Dunfermline, Scotland
Chinese
魏安
Died
10 July 2025(2025-07-10) (aged 65)
Discipline
Sinology
Doctoral advisor
Andrew H. Plaks

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Andrew West (linguist)

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Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
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Andrew West (linguist)

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Education · 2
Andrew West (linguist) → Princeton University (Ph.D.), School of Oriental and African Studies (B.A.)
Born · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Andrew Christopher West (1960-03-31)31 March 1960 Dunfermline, Scotland
Chinese · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → 魏安
Died · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → 10 July 2025(2025-07-10) (aged 65)
Discipline · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Sinology
Doctoral advisor · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Andrew H. Plaks
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Wèi Ān
Institutions · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Yale University
IPA · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → [wêɪ án]
Thesis · 1
Andrew West (linguist) → Quest of the Urtext: The Textual Archaeology of 'The Three Kingdoms' (1993)

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Andrew West (linguist)BornAndrew Christopher West (1960-03-31)31 March 1960 Dunfermline, Scotland1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)Chinese魏安1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)Died10 July 2025(2025-07-10) (aged 65)1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)DisciplineSinology1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)Doctoral advisorAndrew H. Plaks1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)EducationSchool of Oriental and African Studies (B.A.)1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)EducationPrinceton University (Ph.D.)1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)Hanyu PinyinWèi Ān1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)InstitutionsYale University1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)IPA[wêɪ án]1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)ThesisQuest of the Urtext: The Textual Archaeology of 'The Three Kingdoms' (1993)1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)TranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWèi ĀnIPA[wêɪ án]1.00infobox
Andrew West (linguist)Websitewww.babelstone.co.uk1.00infobox

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