Hans Bielenstein
Hans Bielenstein (born April 8, 1920 in Hildesheim , † March 8, 2015 in New York City ) was an American sinologist of Swedish origin.
Life
Hans Bielenstein, the son of pastor Maximilian Bielenstein, studied history and oriental studies at Stockholm University . His academic mentor was the sinologist Bernhard Karlgren . Bielenstein achieved a master's degree in 1945 and a licentiate in 1947. In 1952 he went as a professor at Canberra University College , where he founded the School of Oriental Studies in 1953 . Bielenstein was the first representative of Sinology at an Australian university.
In 1961 he moved to Columbia University in New York , where he headed the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures from 1969 . In 1988 he retired as Dean Lung Professor of Chinese .
Bielenstein's research focus was Chinese history. He dealt with the economic, trade, military and administrative history of the early Chinese Empire . He was particularly interested in the epochs from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty .
Fonts (selection)
- The Restoration of the Han Dynasty, with Prolegomena on the Historiography of the Hou Han Shu . Stockholm / Gothenburg 1953
- The Bureaucracy of Han Times . Cambridge 1980. Reprinted Cambridge 2009
- Diplomacy and trade in the Chinese world 589-1276 . Leiden 2005 ( Handbook of Oriental Studies . Volume 4.18)
literature
- Who's who in the world . Third edition (1975/1976), p. 83
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bielenstein, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bielenstein, Johan Henrik August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sinologist of Swedish origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2015 |
| Place of death | New York City |