Chen Mengjia | |||||||||
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 Chen in 1947 | |||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1911 | ||||||||
| Died | 3 September 1966 (aged 55) | ||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Yenching University | ||||||||
| Occupation | archaeologist | ||||||||
| Known for | research on oracle bones | ||||||||
| Spouse | Zhao Luorui | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳夢家 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈梦家 | ||||||||
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Chen Mengjia (simplified Chinese: 陈梦家; traditional Chinese: 陳夢家; 20 April 1911 – 3 September 1966) was a Chinese scholar, poet, paleographer and archaeologist. He was considered the foremost authority on oracle bones and was Professor of Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
He was married to the poet and translator Zhao Luorui (aka Lucy Chao, 1912–1998). Chen died in 1966, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution after being labeled a "capitalist intellectual" and Rightist and being persecuted by officials.[1]
- ^ Peter Hessler, Oracle Bones, Harper Collins, New York, 2006. ISBN 0-06-082658-4.