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December 25, 2021 (85 years old)
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Leo
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Jonathan Dermot Spence was an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer specialising in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is The Search for Modern China, a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he published more than a dozen books on China. Spence's major interest was modern China, especially the Qing dynasty, and relations between China and the West. Spence frequently used biographies to examine cultural and political history. Another common theme is the efforts of both Westerners and Chinese "to change China", and how such efforts were frustrated.
BornAugust 11, 1936, Surrey, England
DiedDecember 25, 2021, West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
FieldsChinese history
InstitutionsYale University
EducationClare College, Cambridge (MA), Yale University (PhD)
Other academic advisorsFang Chao-ying (房兆楹)
Doctoral studentsSherman Cochran, Robert Oxnam
SpouseAnnping Chin

About Jonathan Spence

Historian Jonathan Spence was born in Surrey, England on August 11, 1936. He dies at the age of 85, on December 25, 2021.

English-born American historian and sinologist best known for his New York Times bestseller The Search for Modern China. He taught at School Yale University for more than 40 years.

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Jonathan Spence before becoming famous

Jonathan Spence was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1936 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

He earned his BA in history from Cambridge University in 1959 and his PhD from Yale in 1965.

Achievement of Jonathan Spence

His book, The Search for Modern China, was based on a popular undergraduate class that he taught at Yale.

Jonathan Spence's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His wife, Annping Chin, also taught history at Yale.

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In 2001, he was named a Companion of the Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Queen Elizabeth II.

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Jonathan Spence Income & Net worth

Jonathan Spence's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a historian. Networth of Jonathan Spence in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Jonathan Spence Height and Weight

How tall is Jonathan Spence? At the age of 85, Jonathan Spence height is 5'11" (1.8m).

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Latest information about Jonathan Spence updated on March 16 2023.