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Edward H. Schafer

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Born: August 22 1913

Died: 1212 02 19911991

An American sinologist and a noted expert on the Tang dynasty. Schafer's most famous works include The Golden Peaches of Samarkand and The Vermilion Bird, which both explore China's interactions with new cultures and regions during the Tang dynasty.

Schafer earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947. He then became a professor of Chinese there and remained at Berkeley until his retirement in 1984. From 1955 to 1968 Schafer served as East Asia Editor of the Journal of the American Oriental Society, and from 1969 to 1984 he held the Agassiz Professorship of Oriental Languages and Literature at Berkeley. He is also known within sinology for his uncompromising belief in the importance of language skills and learning and his differing approach on this subject to John King Fairbank. His publications include over 100 scholarly articles and more than a dozen books.

Also known as 薛爱华

Edward H. Schafer

4/5 ( ratings)

Born: August 22 1913

Died: 1212 02 19911991

An American sinologist and a noted expert on the Tang dynasty. Schafer's most famous works include The Golden Peaches of Samarkand and The Vermilion Bird, which both explore China's interactions with new cultures and regions during the Tang dynasty.

Schafer earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947. He then became a professor of Chinese there and remained at Berkeley until his retirement in 1984. From 1955 to 1968 Schafer served as East Asia Editor of the Journal of the American Oriental Society, and from 1969 to 1984 he held the Agassiz Professorship of Oriental Languages and Literature at Berkeley. He is also known within sinology for his uncompromising belief in the importance of language skills and learning and his differing approach on this subject to John King Fairbank. His publications include over 100 scholarly articles and more than a dozen books.

Also known as 薛爱华

Books from Edward H. Schafer

The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics

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The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature

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Pacing the Void: T'Ang Approaches to the Stars

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The Vermillion Bird: T'ang Images of the South

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Mirages on the Sea of Time: The Taoist Poetry of Ts'ao T'Ang

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Empire of Min: A South China Kingdom of the Tenth Century

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Shore of pearls

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The Vermilion Bird: T'ang Images of the South

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Ancient China

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珠崖：12世纪之前的海南岛

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