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Twitchett, Denis

(London 1925-2006 Cambridge, England) : Professor of Chinese, University of Cambridge, Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies Princeton University

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Twitchett, Denis Crispin
Cui, Ruide

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Index of Names : Occident / Sinology and Asian Studies : United States of America

Chronology Entries (20)

# Year Text Linked Data
1 1942-1943 Denis Twitchett ist im 2. Weltkrieg Marine Kadett an der University of Liverpool und studiert mittelalterliche Geschichte und Geographie.
2 1944-1945 Denis Twitchett studiert Japanisch in Bletchley Park in Bletchley und dient anschliessend in der Naval Intelligence Ficision der Royal Navy als Offizier für japanische Sprache.
3 1946 Denis Twitchett studiert modernes Chinesisch an der School of Oriental and African Studies der University of London.
4 1947-1949 Denis Twitchett studiert Chinesisch an der Cambridge University.
5 1949 Denis Twitchett erhält den B.A. in Chinese studies der Cambridge University.
6 1950 Denis Twitchett erhält den E.G. Browne Prize in Oriental Languages und wird zum Scholar of St Catharine's gewählt.
7 1953-1954 Denis Twitchett studiert Chinese legal studies an der Universität Tokyo.
8 1954-1956 Denis Twitchett ist Lecturer in Far Eastern History an der University of London.
9 1955 Denis Twitchett promoviert in Chinese studies an der Cambridge University.
10 1956-1960 Denis Twitchett ist Lecturer in Classical Chinese an der Cambridge University.
11 1960-1968 Denis Twitchett ist Professor of Chinese am Department of Far Eastern Languages and Literatures, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
12 1963-2006 Denis Twitchett ist Mitherausgeber, ab 1988 Herausgeber der Asia major.
  • Document: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
13 1967 Denis Twitchett wird Mitglied der British Academy.
14 1968-1980 Denis Twitchett ist Professor of Chinese an der Cambridge University und am St. Catherine's College in Cambridge.
15 1973-1974 Denis Twitchett ist Gastprofessor am Department of East Asian Studies der Princeton University.
16 1978-1979 Denis Twitchett ist Gastprofessor am Department of East Asian Studies der Princeton University.
17 1977-2006 Denis Twitchett ist Herausgeber der Cambridge history of China.
18 1980-1994 Denis Twitchett ist Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese studies am Department of East Asian Studies der Princeton University.
19 1996 Denis Twitchett hält die Fu Ssu-nien Memorial Lectures an der Academia Sinica in Taipei.
20 2005 Denis Twitchett wird zum Senior Scholar der University of Princeton gewählt.

Bibliography (18)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1924- Asia major. Vol. 1-10 (Leipzig : Asia major, 1924-1935) ; Serie 2. Vol. 1-19 (1949-1974) (London : Taylor's Foreign Press, 1949-1975) ; Serie 3. Vol. 1 (1987/1988-). (Taipei : Academia Sinica, 1988-). Ed. Bruno Schindler N.S. Vol. 1-11 (1949-1964), Walter Simon. N.S. Vol. 1-19 (1949-1974), Denis Twitchett N.S. Vol. 1-19 (1988-2006).
Asia major. Series 1-3. Ed. by Howard L. Goodman. Reprint. (Seattle, Wash. : Academia Sinica, Institute of History and Philology, 1988-1998). 		Periodical / PRD0033
2 1953 Twitchett, D[enis] C. Financial administration under the T'ang dynasty. (Cambridge : Cambridge University, 1953). Diss. Cambridge Univ., 1953. [(Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1963). University of Cambridge Oriental publications ; no 8) ; 2nd ed. 1970]. Publication / Twi3
3 1962 Confucian personalities. Ed. by Arthur F. Wright and Denis Twitchett ; with contributions of Albert E. Dien. (Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1962). (Stanford studies in the civilizations of Eastern Asia). Publication / Twi10
4 1962 Twitchett, Denis. Land tenure and the social order in T'ang and Sung China : an inaugural lecture delivered on 28 Nov. 1961. (London : School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1962). Publication / Twi6
5 1973 Perspectives of the T'ang. Ed. by Arthur F. Wright and Denis Twitchett. (New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1973). Publication / Wri6
6 1973 Wright, Arthur F. Zhongguo li shi ren wu lun ji. Zhong yang yan jiu yuan Zhong Mei ren wen she hui ke xue he zuo wei yuan hui bian yi. (Taipei : Zhongshan xue shu wen hua ji jin dong shi hui chu ban, 1973). Übersetzung von Confucian personalities. Ed. by Arthur F. Wright and Denis Twitchett ; with contributions of Albert E. Dien. (Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1962). (Stanford studies in the civilizations of Eastern Asia).
中國歷史人物論集 		Publication / Wri9
7 1974 The Times atlas of China. [Ed. and chief contributors P.J.M. Geelan, D[enis] C. Twitchett ; cartography by Kyobunkaku, John Bartholomew & Son, and Hunting Surveys. (London : Times Books, 1974). Publication / Twi9
8 1979 Sui and T'ang China, 589-906. Ed. by Denis Twitchett. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1979). (The Cambridge history of China ; vol. 3). Publication / Cam3
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
9 1982 The Cambridge encyclopedia of China. General ed., Brian Hook ; consultant ed., Denis Twitchett. (Cambridge : Camridge University Press, 1982). [2nd ed. 1991]. Publication / Twi11
10 1983 Twitchett, Denis. Printing and publishing in medieval China. (New York, N.Y. : F.C. Beil ; London : Wynkyn de Worde Society, 1983). Publication / Twi7
11 1986 Twitchett, Denis C. ; Goodman, Howard L. A handbook for T'ang history. Vol. 1-2. (Princeton, N.J. : Chinese Linguistics Project, 1986). (Research manual series). Publication / Twi4
12 1986 The Ch'in and Han empires, 221 B.C.-A.D. 220. ed by Denis Twitchett and Michael Loewe. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1986). (The Cambridge history of China ; vol. 1). [Qin]. Publication / Cam2
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
  • Person: Loewe, Michael
13 1988-1998 The Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Ed. by Frederick W. Mote and Denis Twitchett. Pt. 1-2. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1988-1998). (The Cambridge history of China ; vol. 7-8). Publication / Cam5
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
  • Person: Mote, Frederick W.
14 1990 Tang shi lun wen xuan ji. Arthur F. Wright teng chu ; Tao Jinsheng deng yi ; Guo li bian yi guan zhu bian. (Taibei : You shi wen hua shi ye gong si, 1990). Übersetzung von Perspectives of the T'ang. Ed. by Arthur F. Wright and Denis Twitchett. (New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1973).
唐詩論文選集 		Publication / Wri15
15 1992 Twitchett, Denis. The writing of official history under the T'ang. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992). (Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions). Publication / Twi8
16 1994 Alien regimes and border states, 907-1368. Ed. by Herbert Franke and Denis Twitchett. (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994). (The Cambridge history of China ; vol. 6). Publication / Cam4
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
  • Person: Franke, Herbert
17 1995 Holzman, Donald ; Twitchett, Denis. The life and work of Robert des Rotours. In : T'ang studies ; 13 (1995). Publication / Hol1
  • Source: Le traité des examens : traduit de la nouvelle histoire des T'ang. Par Robert des Rotours.
    (Paris : Librairie E. Leroux, 1932). (Bibliothèque de l'Institut des hautes études chinoises ; no
    2). [Xin Tang shu]. (RouR2, Publication)
  • Source: Rotours, Robert des. Les insignes en deux parties (fou) sous la dynastie des T'ang (618-907). In : T'oung pao ; vol. 41, nos 1-3 (1952). (RorR4, Publication)
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
  • Person: Holzman, Donald
  • Person: Rotours, Robert des
18 1997 Twitchett, Denis. The historian, his readers, and the passage of time : the Fu Ssu-nien memorial lecture, 1996. (Taipei : Academia Sinica, Institute of History and Philology, 1997). Publication / Twi5

Secondary Literature (3)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 2006 Professor Denis Twitchett : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2085897_2,00.html. Web / Twi1
2 2006 Denis Twitchett, historian of China : http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S14/30/36M61/index.xml?section=topstories. Web / Twi2
3 2009 Professor Denis Twitchett. In : The Independent, 19. April (2006) : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-denis-twitchett-476863.html. Web / Twi