Denis C. Twitchett | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 2006 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Known for | Medieval Chinese history | ||||||||||||||
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| Fields | Chinese history | ||||||||||||||
| Institutions | University of London, Cambridge, Princeton | ||||||||||||||
| Notable students | Wang Gungwu | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 杜希德 | ||||||||||||||
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Denis Crispin Twitchett (23 September 1925 – 24 February 2006) was a British Sinologist and historian, and is well known as one of the co-editors of The Cambridge History of China.