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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 | |||||||
Died | 25 December 2021 85)[2] West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged||||||
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]
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