David R. Knechtges

David R. Knechtges
Born (1942-10-23) October 23, 1942 (age 82)
Alma materUniversity of Washington (BA, PhD)
Harvard University (MA)
Scientific career
FieldsFu, Han dynasty and Six Dynasties literature
Doctoral advisorHellmut Wilhelm
Other academic advisorsJames Robert Hightower
K. C. Hsiao
Li Fang-Kuei
Vincent Y.C. Shih
Notable studentsStephen Owen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese康達維
Simplified Chinese康达维
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāng Dáwéi
Gwoyeu RomatzyhKang Darwei
Wade–GilesK'ang Ta-wei

David Richard Knechtges (/kəˈnɛktəs/; born October 23, 1942) is an American sinologist and professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Washington. An expert on Han dynasty and Six dynasties period literature, Knechtges' studies of Chinese fu poetry are largely responsible for the revival of Western academic interest in the subject, a major genre which had become largely neglected until the mid-20th century.

Knechtges is best known for his ongoing translation of the early Chinese literary anthology Selections of Refined Literature (Wen xuan), which is to be its first ever full translation into English.