C. P. Fitzgerald
Charles Patrick Fitzgerald | |
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| Born | Karl Patrick Van Hoogstraten [1] 5 March 1902 |
| Died | 13 April 1992 (aged 90) |
| Known for | East Asian studies (focus on China) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Australian National University |
Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (better known as C. P. Fitzgerald) (5 March 1902 – 13 April 1992) was a British historian.
He was a professor of East Asian studies with particular focus on China.[2]
Early life and education
Fitzgerald was born in London, England.[2] His parents were Dr. Hans Sauer, a South African from Cape Town.[2] and his Irish-born wife Cecile Josephine, née Fitzpatrick.[1]
Unable to attend university as his family could not afford the fees, he obtained a job in a bank. Becoming interested in East Asia and in the political developments there, he studied for a diploma in Chinese at the University of London's School of Oriental Studies.[1]
Career
He first visited China at age 21, and subsequently lived and worked there for over 20 years.[3] Between 1946 and 1950 he worked there for the British Council.[2] After leaving China, Fitzgerald served as a Reader in Far Eastern history at the Australian National University, located in Canberra, Australia, from 1951 to 1953.[2] He later became Professor of Far Eastern History at the university's Institute of Advanced Studies, from 1953 to 1967.[2]
Writings
Fitzgerald's best-known book, China, A Short Cultural History (1935), has been reprinted and revised several times. He authored many other books and articles, including[2]
- Fitzgerald, Charles Patrick (1933), Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the T'ang Dynasty, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Revolution in China (1952)
- The Chinese View of Their Place in the World (1964)
- Empress Wu (1955)
- Communism takes China (1971)
- 'The Southern Expansion of the Chinese People (1972)
- China and South East Asia since 1945 (1973)
- Why China?: Recollections of China, 1923-1950. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. 1985.
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Death
Fitzgerald died in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1992.[2]
See also
References
- Wang, Gungwu (1993). "In Memoriam: Professor C. P. Fitzgerald 1902-1992". The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs (29): 161–163. JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/2949956.
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Notes
- ^ a b c Rafe de Crespigny, Fitzgerald, Charles Patrick (1902–1992), Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Australian National Library (9 September 1996). "MS5189 - Fitzgerald's Papers". Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Wang (1993).
External links
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- Photography of China by C. P. Fitzgerald, Royal Geographical Society
- MS5189 - Fitzgerald's Papers at the National Library of Australia
- Photographs of Charles Patrick Fitzgerald, at Trove.
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