Herrlee G. Creel | |||||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1905 Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||
| Died | June 1, 1994 (aged 89) Palos Park, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Chicago | ||||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||||
| Fields | Chinese philosophy, history | ||||||||||
| Institutions | University of Chicago | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧理雅 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾理雅 | ||||||||||
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Herrlee Glessner Creel (January 19, 1905 – June 1, 1994) was an American Sinologist and philosopher who specialized in Chinese philosophy and history, and a professor of Chinese at the University of Chicago for nearly 40 years. On his retirement Creel was praised by his colleagues as an innovative pioneer on early Chinese civilization, and as one who could write for specialists and general public with cogency, lucidity, and grace.[1]
Amongst his later works, Creel's 1974 translation and study of the Shen Buhai fragments remains unsurpassed as of 2024, making him a highly recalled scholar for the subject of Chinese Legalism.[2]