Merle Goldman

Merle Goldman
Born
Merle Dorothy Rosenblatt

(1931-03-12)March 12, 1931
DiedNovember 16, 2023(2023-11-16) (aged 92)
Other namesChinese: 戈德曼
Pinyin: Ge Démàn
Alma materHarvard University
Radcliffe College
Sarah Lawrence College
Known forHistories of Chinese intellectuals and democracy
Spouse
(m. 1953; died 2017)
Children4
Scientific career
InstitutionsBoston University
Wellesley College
Academic advisorsBenjamin 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.