Chen Yuan (historian)
Chen Yuan 陳垣 | |
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Occupation(s) | historian, educator |
Chen Yuan (1880–1971) was a Chinese historian and educator. He is known by his work in the fields of religious history, Yuan Dynasty history, textology and textual criticism. Chen was professor of Peking University, Beijing Normal University and Fu Jen Catholic University, and later served as the president of Beijing Normal University. Before 1949, he also served as the president of Metropolitan Library and the Palace Museum library.
From 1917, Chen began to work on history of Christianity in China, and later published his name-earning book Research of Arkaguns in Yuan Dynasty (《元也里可溫考》). Arkagun is the name given to Christian in Yuan Dynasty. Subsequently, he published several books about the spreading of Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism and Islam in China. Chen also paid great attention to collation work on Code of Yuan Dynasty (《元典章》).[1]
References
- ^ 《中国大百科全书》总编委会编. 中国大百科全书 3. 北京市:中国大百科全书出版社, 2009.03. ISBN 9787500079583. p.434
- Republic of China historians
- Educators from Guangdong
- People from Xinhui District
- Members of Academia Sinica
- Beijing Normal University faculty
- Fu Jen Catholic University faculty
- 1880 births
- 1971 deaths
- Republic of China journalists
- People's Republic of China historians
- Presidents of Beijing Normal University
- Chinese historians of religion
- 20th-century Chinese historians
- Historians from Guangdong