1. Yu Ying-shih was a Chinese-born American historian, sinologist, and the Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University.
12 Facts About Yu Ying-shih
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Yu Ying-shih was known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy, his ability to synthesize them on a wide range of topics, and for his advocacy for a new Confucianism.
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Yu Ying-shih was a tenured professor at Harvard University and Yale University before his time at Princeton.
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Yu Ying-shih was the elder brother of philosopher, educator, and university president Paul Yu.
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Yu Ying-shih then studied in the newly founded New Asia College, later incorporated into Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Yu Ying-shih then taught at various universities including University of Michigan, Harvard, Yale University and Princeton University.
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Yu Ying-shih then moved to Princeton in 1987 to be Professor of East Asian Studies until his retirement.
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Yu Ying-shih died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey during his sleep on 1 August 2021.
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Yu Ying-shih was particularly tenacious over the years in presenting the achievements of Chen Yinke, the greatest modern scholar of Tang dynasty China, who was at first supported and then hounded to death by the revolution.
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Yu Ying-shih was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2004.
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Yu Ying-shih shared the 2006 prize with John Hope Franklin.
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Yu Ying-shih is the inaugural winner of the Tang Prize in Sinology, which recognizes scholars conducting "revolutionary research" and is selected by the Academia Sinica.