Derk Bodde
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Derk Bodde | |
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| Born | March 9, 1909 Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | November 3, 2003 (aged 94) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Discipline | Chinese history Sinology |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
Derk Bodde (March 9, 1909 – November 3, 2003) was an American sinologist and historian of China known for his pioneering work on the history of the Chinese legal system.
Bodde received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1930. He spent six years (1931-1937) studying in China on a fellowship. He earned a doctorate in Chinese Studies from the University of Leiden March 3, 1938. When the Fulbright scholarship program was initiated in 1948, Bodde was the first American recipient of a one-year fellowship, which he spent studying in Beijing.
He spent several decades as Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a president of the American Oriental Society (1968–69). He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
Honors
- Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1985 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies
See also
- William P. Alford: current Harvard University scholar of Chinese law
- Jerome A. Cohen: current New York University scholar (emeritus) of Chinese law
- List of Sinologists
Notes
- ^ "Derk Bodde". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1985 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-05-31
References
- Le Blanc, Charles (2003). "Derk Bodde (1909–2003)" (PDF). Early China. 28: vii–x. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Martin, Douglas (November 13, 2003). "Derk Bodde, 94, a Longtime Scholar on China". New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- Rickett, W. Allyn (October 2003). "In Memoriam: Derk Bodde (1909-2003)". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 123 (4): 711–13. JSTOR 3589964.
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