Shi Jingqian, a famous historian and honorary professor at Yale University, passed away on December 26, 2021 local time, at the age of 85. Joanne B. Freeman, a professor of history at Yale University, tweeted on personal social media:
It is a pity to tell you that my esteemed colleague, Professor Jonathan Spencer, passed away yesterday. A highly creative historian and writer, but also a kind man. I'm grateful that when I first came to Yale, he made me feel welcome.
Born in 1936 in the United Kingdom, Shi Jingqian received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1965, and is also a professor at Yale University, the director of the Center for History and East Asian Studies, and the president of the American Historical Society. Shi Jingqian, along with Philip Alden Kuhn and Frederic Evans Wakeman, is known as the "Three Masters" of American Sinology after John King Fairbank.
The name "Shi Jingqian" was coined by Fang Zhaoyao, a predecessor of Chinese historiography, when he was young, and has the meaning of "admiring Sima Qian, who wrote the "History of History". Similar to Sima Qian, Shi Jingqian's appeal comes from his ability to tell stories.
Shi Jingqian studies Chinese history, observes the long history of China from a unique perspective, writes in a "storytelling" way, is an internationally renowned sinologist and a master of academic bestsellers. Since 1974, he has completed 14 historical works on China, including In Search of Modern China, Tiananmen: Intellectuals and the Chinese Revolution, The Death of Wang: The Fate of the Little People Behind the Great History, Kangxi and Cao Yin, Matteo Ricci's Palace of Memory, and Former Dynasty Dreams: Zhang Dai's Glitz and Desolation.
Shi Jingqian's portfolio
Netizen Comments:
Nanjing Pioneer Bookstore :
The Slovaks are gone, but the masterpieces live on forever.
Five Good Youth Zhang Qiangqiang: Tao An Mengyi is still on my bedside R.I.P
SD Doll: Thanks Sir for leaving a permanent text. rip
OCENA-F: Watching his "Yongzheng Dynasty and the Mystery of Great Righteousness"
DesireMind: The sinologist went one more way
Human Zoo Organizing Committee Member: I just finished reading Shi Jingqian's collection of works this year, through the ages!
Qingyi Cuiwei: Ah! Read what he wrote about Zhang Dai and Yongzheng Kangxi, admiration! Go well
Source: Orange Persimmon Interactive City Express reporter Maody comprehensive report