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Jonathan Spence

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Jonathan D. Spence
Born(1936-08-11)11 August 1936
Surrey, England[1]
Died25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 85)[2]
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationClare College, Cambridge (MA)
Yale University (PhD)
SpouseAnnping Chin
Scientific career
FieldsChinese history
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral advisorMary C. Wright
Other academic advisorsFang Chao-ying (房兆楹)[3]
Doctoral studentsSherman Cochran, Pamela Crossley, Robert Oxnam, Kenneth Pomeranz, Joanna Waley-Cohen[4]
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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]

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

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  1. Skinner, David (2010). Jonathan Spence Biography, National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 Jonathan D. Spence, Popular China Scholar, Dead at Age 85
  3. Jonathan D. Spence, Ts'ao Yin and the K'ang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966), p. xv.
  4. "CEAS | Events". Eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. Genzlinger, Neil (2021-12-27). "Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. Hua, Sha (28 December 2021). "China Scholar Jonathan Spence Dies at Age 85". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2021.