Li Xueqin | |||||||||
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李学勤 | |||||||||
Born | |||||||||
Died | 24 February 2019 | (aged 85)||||||||
Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||
Fields | Ancient Chinese history, archaeology, and palaeography | ||||||||
Institutions | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University | ||||||||
Academic advisors | Chen Mengjia | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李学勤 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李學勤 | ||||||||
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Li Xueqin (Chinese: 李学勤; Wade–Giles: Li Hsüeh-ch'in, 28 March 1933 – 24 February 2019) was a Chinese historian, archaeologist, and palaeographer.[1][2] He served as Director of the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor of the Institute of Sinology of Tsinghua University, Chairman of the Pre-Qin History Association of China, and participated in the Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project.[2]