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Jonathan D. Spence

Jonathan Dermot Spence CMG (Chinese: 史景遷; pinyin: Shǐ Jǐngqiān; 11 August 1936 – 25 December 2021) was a British-American sinologist and historian who specialised in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. He was best known for his book The Search for Modern China (1990), a survey of the last several…

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Education
Clare College, Cambridge (MA) Yale University (PhD)
Born
(1936-08-11)11 August 1936 Surrey, England
Died
25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Mary C. Wright
Doctoral students
Sherman Cochran, Robert Oxnam Pamela Kyle Crossley, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen, Mark C. Elliott
Fields
Sinology

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Jonathan D. Spence

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Jonathan D. Spence

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Born · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → (1936-08-11)11 August 1936 Surrey, England
Died · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → 25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Mary C. Wright
Doctoral students · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Sherman Cochran, Robert Oxnam Pamela Kyle Crossley, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen, Mark C. Elliott
Education · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Clare College, Cambridge (MA) Yale University (PhD)
Fields · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Sinology
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Shǐ Jǐngqiān
Other academic advisors · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Fang Chao-ying (房兆楹)
Simplified Chinese · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → 史景迁
Spouse · 1
Jonathan D. Spence → Annping Chin

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chinese china history spence yale new york university modern isbn book books search cambridge shǐ jǐngqiān 2008 spence's pinyin 1990

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Jonathan D. SpenceBorn(1936-08-11)11 August 1936 Surrey, England1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceDied25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceDoctoral advisorMary C. Wright1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceDoctoral studentsSherman Cochran, Robert Oxnam Pamela Kyle Crossley, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen, Mark C. Elliott1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceEducationClare College, Cambridge (MA) Yale University (PhD)1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceFieldsSinology1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceHanyu PinyinShǐ Jǐngqiān1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceOther academic advisorsFang Chao-ying (房兆楹)1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceSimplified Chinese史景迁1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceSpouseAnnping Chin1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceTraditional Chinese史景遷1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShǐ Jǐngqiān1.00infobox
Jonathan D. SpenceWorkplacesYale University1.00infobox

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