Pan Handian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pan.
Pan Handian
Traditional Chinese潘漢典
Simplified Chinese潘汉典
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPān Hàndiǎn
IPA[pʰán xân.tjɛ̀n]
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese潘宗洵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPān Zōngxún

Pan Handian (Chinese: 潘汉典; 3 December 1920 – 26 October 2019), also known as Pan Zongxun (潘宗洵),[1] was a Chinese legal scholar, translator, and writer. He was recognized as a founder of comparative law in China. He served as Professor and Director of the Institute of Comparative Law at China University of Political Science and Law, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Comparative Law. He was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation by the Translators Association of China in 2012.

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