Professor James Reardon-Anderson | |
|---|---|
| 1st Dean of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| President | John J. DeGioia |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gerd Nonneman |
| In office 2016–2017 | |
| President | John J. DeGioia |
| Preceded by | Gerd Nonneman |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad S. Dallal |
| Interim Dean of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| President | John J. DeGioia |
| Preceded by | Carol Lancaster |
| Succeeded by | Joel Hellman |
| Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1944 |
| Died | November 24, 2022 (aged 78) Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse | Kathleen Reardon-Anderson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Columbia University (MA), (PhD) |
James Reardon-Anderson (April 1, 1944 – November 27, 2022)[1] was an American academic administrator and scholar on China and the Middle East. He was the Sun Yat-sen Professor of Chinese Studies at Georgetown University, the founding Dean of its Qatar campus, and director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service program.[2] Additionally, he was the interim Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service from 2013 to 2015.[3][4]
Reardon-Anderson was a graduate of Williams College and Columbia University.[5] He was the author of five books on Chinese history, including The Study of Change: Chemistry in China, 1840–1949, which is considered "the first full-length study of the history of a modern science in China."[6]