Yu Ying-shih

Yu Ying-shih
Born(1930-01-22)22 January 1930
Died1 August 2021(2021-08-01) (aged 91)
RelativesPaul Yu
Awards
Academic background
Education
ThesisViews of life and death in later Han China a.D. 25–220 (1962)
Doctoral advisorYang Lien-sheng
InfluencesCh'ien Mu
Academic work
Institutions
Doctoral studentsRay Huang
Yu Ying-shih
Traditional Chinese余英時
Simplified Chinese余英时
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Yīngshí
Wade–Giles2 Ying1-shih2
IPA[y̌ íŋʂɨ̌]

Yu Ying-shih (Chinese: 余英時; 22 January 1930 – 1 August 2021)[1] was a Chinese-born American historian, sinologist, and the Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He was known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy, his ability to synthesize them on a wide range of topics, and for his advocacy for a new Confucianism. He was a tenured professor at Harvard University and Yale University before his time at Princeton.

He was the elder brother of philosopher, educator, and university president Paul Yu.

  1. ^ "一代史學家殞落 本院余英時院士辭世". 中央研究院 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 August 2021.