Derk Bodde (9 March 1909- 3 November 2003) was a prominent 20th century American Sinologist and historian of China. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China but especially in the American academic context refers more strictly to the study of classical language Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era He authored pioneering work in the history of the Chinese legal system.
Bodde was an emeritus Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and former president of the American Oriental Society (1968-69). Emeritus (ɨˈmɛrɨtəs is an Adjective that is used in the title of a retired Professor, Bishop or other professional The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The American Oriental Society was chartered under the laws of Massachusetts on September 7, 1842.
Bodde received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1930. He spent six years (1931-1937) studying in China on a fellowship. He earned a doctorate in Chinese Studies from the University of Leiden in Amsterdam in 1938. A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement Leiden University (Universiteit Leiden located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest University in The Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west When the Fulbright scholarship program was initiated in 1948, Bodde was the first American recipient of a one-year fellowship, which he spent studying in Beijing (formerly Peking). The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate
See also
- William P. Alford: current Harvard University scholar of Chinese law
- Jerome A. Cohen: current New York University scholar (emeritus) of Chinese law
- List of Sinologists
References
- Rickett, W. William P Alford (Chinese name 安守廉 An Shoulian) (born 1948 is a US legal scholar Jerome Alan Cohen is a professor of law at New York University School of Law and an expert in Chinese law A list of Sinologists around the world past and present Australia Rafe de Crespigny (1936- Australian Lawrence W Allyn. "In memoriam: Derk Bodde (1909-2003)", Journal of the American Oriental Society. October 2003.
- University of Chicago, Early China: Obituary - Derk Bodde
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