Andrew Lih

Andrew Lih
郦安治
Lih in 2024
Born1968 (age 55–56)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesFuzheado
Alma materColumbia University (BS, MS)
Occupations
  • Scientist
  • professor
Known forStudying various open technology cultures, such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia
Lih's voice
Recorded May 2017
Andrew Lih
Traditional Chinese郦安治
Simplified Chinese酈安治
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLì Ānzhì
Wade–GilesLi4 An1 chih4
Tongyong PinyinLì Ānjhìh
IPA[lí án.ʈʂî]
Websitewww.andrewlih.com Edit this at Wikidata

Andrew Lih (simplified Chinese: 郦安治; traditional Chinese: 酈安治; pinyin: Lì Ānzhì; born 1968)[2][3] is an American new media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as an authority on both Wikipedia and internet censorship in the People's Republic of China.[4][5][6][7][8] In 2013 he was appointed an associate professor of journalism at American University in Washington, D.C.

He is currently Wikimedian at large at the Smithsonian Institution and Wikimedia Strategist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[9]

  1. ^ Andrew Lih's academic CV
  2. ^ "Andrew Lih." University of Hong Kong. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "About Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Andrew Lih Official Website. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Cohen, Noam. "Chinese Government Relaxes Its Total Ban on Wikipedia Archived February 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine." The New York Times. October 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Sydell, Laura (July 12, 2008). "How Do Chinese Citizens Feel About Censorship?". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Johnson, Tim (May 15, 2008). "China relaxes grip on internet and media after quake". The Australian. Retrieved May 11, 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ Branigan, Tania (August 2, 2008). "Beijing Olympics: Government U-turn ends ban on human rights websites". guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  8. ^ Spencer, Richard (January 25, 2007). "China's growing number of internet users could exceed US". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  9. ^ "Andrew Lih". ONA21. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2021.