Merle Goldman | |
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| Born | Merle Dorothy Rosenblatt March 12, 1931 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 2023 (aged 92) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Chinese: 戈德曼 Pinyin: Ge Démàn |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Radcliffe College Sarah Lawrence College |
| Known for | Histories of Chinese intellectuals and democracy |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Boston University Wellesley College |
| Academic advisors | Benjamin I. Schwartz John King Fairbank |
Merle Dorothy Rosenblatt Goldman (March 12, 1931 – November 16, 2023) was an American historian and sinologist of modern China. She was professor of history at Boston University, especially known for a series of studies on the role of intellectuals under the rule of Mao Zedong and on the possibilities for democracy and political rights in present-day China.