Yu Ying-shih was a Chinese-born American historian, sinologist, and the Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University.
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Jaroslav PelikanAlso won Kluge Prize
Veerabhadran RamanathanAlso won Tang Prize
Wang DaohanAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
Ezra VogelAlso won honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
David TrenchAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
John Hope FranklinAlso won Kluge PrizeAbout this person
Yu Ying-shih was a Chinese-born American historian, sinologist, and the Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He was known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy, his ability to synthesize them on a wide range of topics, and for his advocacy for a new Confucianism. He was a tenured professor at Harvard University and Yale University before his time at Princeton.
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Lived 1930 to 2021 · aged 91
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