The position of Shaw Professor of Chinese is one of the permanent professorships at the University of Oxford, England. It was established in 1876 as the Professor of Chinese, and is now associated with a professorial fellowship at University College, Oxford. The professor is part of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.[1] The chair was renamed the Shaw Professorship in 1993 in recognition of the donation by Run Run Shaw of £3,000,000 to the university for developing Chinese studies, part of which was used to endow the chair.[2]

The people to have held the professorship since its establishment are:

References

  1. ^ "Shaw Professorship of Chinese" (PDF). University of Oxford. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Congregation 12 October: Promulgation of Statutes". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 7 October 1993. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Girardot, N. J. (October 2006). "Legge, James (1815–1897)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 February 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. ^ King, Michelle (2014). Between Birth and Death: Female Infanticide in Nineteenth-Century China. Stanford University Press. p. 82. ISBN 9780804788939.
  5. ^ Young, W. John. "William E. Soothill". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Dubs, Homer H." Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "David Hawkes". The Guardian. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  8. ^ "van der Loon, Prof. Piet". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Dudbridge, Prof. Glen". Who's Who 2014. Oxford University Press. November 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Timothy Brook". Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Appointments". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 142 (4994). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Barend ter Haar's website".
  13. ^ "TIAN YUAN TAN APPOINTED TO THE SHAW PROFESSORSHIP OF CHINESE". Oxford University China Centre. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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