Wolfgang Leopold Friedrich Franke was a German sinologist whose research was focused on the history of the Ming dynasty and of the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia. He served as Chair of Sinology at the University of Hamburg for 27 years. His father Otto Franke, also a sinologist, had set up the chair in 1910.
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About this person
Country
GermanyCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2007 · aged 95
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