Yu Ying-shih

Yu Ying-shih
Born	(1930-01-22)22 January 1930 Tianjin, China
Died	1 August 2021(2021-08-01) (aged 91) Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Relatives	Paul Yu
Awards	Kluge Prize (2006) Tang Prize (2014)
Academic background
Education	Yenching University New Asia College Harvard University
Thesis	Views of life and death in later Han China a.D. 25–220 (1962)
Doctoral advisor	Yang Lien-sheng
Influences	Ch'ien Mu
Academic work
Institutions	University of Michigan Harvard University New Asia College Yale University Princeton University Chinese University of Hong Kong
Doctoral students	Ray Huang

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.