Ray Huang

Ray Huang
Born(1918-06-25)June 25, 1918
DiedJanuary 8, 2000(2000-01-08) (aged 81)
Alma materNankai University
University of Michigan
SpouseGayle Bates
Scientific career
FieldsMacro history
InstitutionsColumbia University
State University of New York at New Paltz
Center for East Asian Research
Cambridge University
Doctoral advisorYu Ying-shih
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃仁宇
Simplified Chinese黄仁宇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Rényǔ
Wade–GilesHuang2 Jen2-yü3
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Ray Huang (Chinese: 黃仁宇; pinyin: Huáng Rényǔ; 25 June 1918 – 8 January 2000) was a Chinese-American historian and philosopher who was an officer in the National Revolutionary Army and fought in the Burma Campaign. In 1964, Huang earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan. He worked with Joseph Needham and was a contributor to Needham's Science and Civilisation in China. Huang taught history at universities in the US and the UK, and he is best known in his later years for the idea of macro-history.

  1. ^ 宁乡四中的三个名人 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2003-11-21.