Chan, Wing-tsit, 1901-1994

Religious trends in modern China
Book 1953

Summary: Wing-tsit Chan was a Chinese scholar and professor best known for his studies of Chinese philosophy and his translations of Chinese philosophical texts. Chan was born in China in 1901 and went to the United States in 1924, earning a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1929. Chan taught at Dartmouth College and Chatham University for most of his academic career. Chan's 1963 book A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy was highly influential in the English-speaking world, and was often used as a source for quotations from Chinese philosophical classics. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1901 [2]; 1901-08-18 [6]
Birth Place: Kaiping (Chine) [3]; Kaiping [6]
Died: 1994 [2]; 1994-08-12 [6]
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Penn. [3]; Pittsburgh [6]
Country: United States [2]
Language: Chinese [3]
Occupation: philosopher [6]; university teacher [6]; translator [6]
Employer: Chatham University [6]; University of Hawaiʻi System [6]
Educated at: Harvard University [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]
Oxford Reference: Overview [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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