Anthony E. Clark

Anthony E. Clark
Clark in 2021
Born (1967-03-12) 12 March 1967 (age 57)
Eugene, Oregon
SpouseAmanda C. Roth Clark
AwardsAmerican Council of Learned Societies Fellow 2012[1] Royal Historical Society Fellow 2021
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Doctoral advisorStephen Durrant
Academic work
DisciplineChinese history
InstitutionsWhitworth University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese柯學斌
Simplified Chinese柯学斌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Xuébīn

Anthony Eugene Clark (born 12 March 1967) is an American Sinologist, historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications in the fields of Sino-Western, Sino-Missionary, and ancient Chinese history. He is the Edward B. Lindaman Endowed Chair and a professor of Chinese history at Whitworth University. He previously taught courses on Chinese history, culture, and literature at the University of Oregon and The University of Alabama. His most widely read books are China's Saints: Catholic Martyrdom during the Qing, Heaven in Conflict: Franciscans and the Boxer Uprising in Shanxi,[2] and China Gothic: The Bishop of Beijing and His Cathedral, which includes a foreword by the architectural historian, Leland M. Roth.[3] Clark's major interest is late-imperial China, especially the final decades of the Qing dynasty, and the intellectual and religious relations between China and the West.[4] Clark resides with his wife, Amanda, in Spokane, Washington.[5]

  1. ^ (2012). [1], American Research in the Humanities in China 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ Heaven in Conflict: Franciscans and the Boxer Uprising in Shanxi – Anthony E. Clark. University of Washington Press. 2015. ISBN 9780295994017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ China Gothic: The Bishop of Beijing and His Cathedral. University of Washington Press. 2019. ISBN 9780295746678. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Whitworth University Faculty Webpage [2] at Whitworth University website (retrieved 28 May 2018).
  5. ^ "Faculty | Whitworth University". www.whitworth.edu. Retrieved 18 July 2022.