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David Shepherd Nivison

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American sinologist and historian (1923-2014)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91
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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.

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1973Guggenheim Fellowship
1967Prix Stanislas Julien

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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.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1923 to 2014 · aged 91
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