Chen Yinke

Chen Yinke, or Chen Yinque (3 July 1890  7 October 1969), was a Chinese historian, linguist, orientalist, politician, and writer. He was a fellow of Academia Sinica, considered one of the most original and creative historians in 20th century China. His representative works are Draft essays on the origins of Sui and Tang institutions (隋唐制度淵源略論稿), Draft outline of Tang political history (唐代政治史述論稿), and An Alternative Biography of Liu Rushi (柳如是別傳).

Chen Yinke
陳寅恪
Born(1890-07-03)3 July 1890
Changsha, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died7 October 1969(1969-10-07) (aged 79)
Resting placeMountain Lu, Jiujiang
Alma materFudan University
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Zurich
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Historian, classical literature researcher, linguist, fellow of Academia Sinica
ParentChen Sanli
RelativesChen Baozhen (grandfather)
Chen Yinke
Traditional Chinese陳寅恪
Simplified Chinese陈寅恪

Chen, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yuan and Ch'ien Mu, was known as the "Four Greatest Historians" of Modern China (現代四大史學家). Chen knew many languages; he was well-versed in Sanskrit and Pali, and had an understanding of various other languages including Mongolian, Manchu, Persian, English, French, German, Latin, Greek, and Japanese.

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