Harold L. Kahn | |
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Born |
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | November 15, 1930
Died | December 11, 2018 | (aged 88)
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Historian |
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Main interests | History of China |
Harold L. Kahn (November 15, 1930 – December 11, 2018) was an American historian. He was a professor of Chinese History at Stanford University, and the author of a book about Imperial China.
Kahn was born on November 15, 1930, in Poughkeepsie, New York. [1] He graduated from Williams College, and he earned a PhD in History from Harvard University. [2]
Kahn began his career as a History professor at the SOAS, University of London. [1] He taught Chinese History at Stanford University from 1968 to 1998. [2] The Kahn-Van Slyke Award for Graduate Mentorship and the Harold Kahn Reading Room at Stanford University were named in his honor. [1] Kahn authored a book about Imperial China.
Kahn was opposed to United States involvement in the Vietnam War. [2]
Kahn died on December 11, 2018, in San Francisco. [1] [2]
Harold L. Kahn | |
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Born |
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | November 15, 1930
Died | December 11, 2018 | (aged 88)
Academic background | |
Education | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Historian |
Institutions | |
Main interests | History of China |
Harold L. Kahn (November 15, 1930 – December 11, 2018) was an American historian. He was a professor of Chinese History at Stanford University, and the author of a book about Imperial China.
Kahn was born on November 15, 1930, in Poughkeepsie, New York. [1] He graduated from Williams College, and he earned a PhD in History from Harvard University. [2]
Kahn began his career as a History professor at the SOAS, University of London. [1] He taught Chinese History at Stanford University from 1968 to 1998. [2] The Kahn-Van Slyke Award for Graduate Mentorship and the Harold Kahn Reading Room at Stanford University were named in his honor. [1] Kahn authored a book about Imperial China.
Kahn was opposed to United States involvement in the Vietnam War. [2]
Kahn died on December 11, 2018, in San Francisco. [1] [2]