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.
Derk Bodde | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1909 Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | November 3, 2003 (aged 94) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chinese history Sinology |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
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.[1][2]
Honors
edit- Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1985 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies[3]
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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.
