EntityQ335192· pop 8· linked from 59 articlesNathan SivinSign in to saveAmerican sinologist (1931–2022)Person · Open LibraryBorn1931-05-11Died2022-06-24Works17Top worksA simple method for mental conversion of a year expressed in cyclical characters to the corresponding year in the western calendarPreliminary studies in Chinese alchemyOn the word "Taoist" as a source of perplexityA revised translation of "Tʻai shang wei ling shen hua chiu chuan tan sha fa" (Taoist patrology, Vol. 587)Way and the Wordvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn11 May 1931Died24 June 2022via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameNathanGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthPhiladelphiaOccupationhistorianEducated atDefense Language InstituteEmployerUniversity of PennsylvaniaLanguages spokenChineseAwardGuggenheim FellowshipConnectionsFrenchEntityChineseEntityCategories1931 births2022 deathsAmerican essayistsAmerican historians of religionAmerican historians of scienceAmerican medical historiansAmerican sinologistsDefense Language Institute alumniDynamic listsEducators from PhiladelphiaHarvard University alumniHistorians of technologyMIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences alumni