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Benjamin I. Schwartz
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American sinologist (1916–1999)
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Benjamin I. Schwartz was an American sinologist born in East Boston on December 12, 1916. He specialized in the history of China and worked as a member of the faculty at Harvard University, where he was also educated. Schwartz studied under John King Fairbank and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He died in Cambridge on November 14, 1999. Throughout his career, Schwartz received a Guggenheim Fellowship. He spoke English and is recognized in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences collection.
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Benjamin I. Schwartz appears in Vinony's American Academy of Arts & Sciences collection — one of 9,870 entries.
Vinony's link graph records 97 inbound references to Benjamin I. Schwartz, and connects out to John King Fairbank, Japanese and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including 1916 births, 1999 deaths and American sinologists.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Family name
- Schwartz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- East Boston
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- sinologist
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- John King Fairbank
- Field of work
- history of China
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- date of birth
- 1916-12-12
- date of death
- 1999-11-21
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