| 1 | Name: | Dr. Jonathan Dermot Spence | |
| Institution: | Yale University | ||
| Year Elected: | 1992 | ||
| Class: | 3. Social Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 303. History Since 1715 | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1936 | ||
| Death Date: | December 25, 2021 | ||
An outstanding historian of China, Jonathan Spence specializes in the intellectual history of that nation from the seventeenth century through the present, and on Western images of China since the Middle Ages. A graduate of Yale University (Ph.D., 1965), he has served as a professor at Yale since 1971 and is currently Sterling Professor of History there. His books include The Death of Woman Wang (1978); The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci (1984); The Question of Hu (1987); Chinese Roundabout: Essays on History and Culture; The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution 1895-1980; The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Minds; God's Chinese Son (1994) and Return to Dragon Mountain (2007). Winner of the John Adison Porter Prize (1965), the Los Angeles Times Book Award (1982) and the Vursell Prize, Dr. Spence is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. His research frequently takes him to China and to many Chinese universities. | |||