# David Shepherd Nivison

> David Shepherd Nivison was an American sinologist known for his publications on late imperial and ancient Chinese history, and philosophy, and for his 40 years as a professor at Stanford University. Nivison is known for his use of archaeoastronomy to accurately determine the date of the founding of the Zhou dynasty as 1045 BC instead of the traditional date of 1122 BC.

*American sinologist and historian (1923–2014)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1923-01-17
- **Died:** 2014-10-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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