Rolf Gerhard Tiedemann
Rolf Gerhard Tiedemann ( Chinese 狄德 滿 , Pinyin Di Deman , born February 8, 1941 in Hartenholm ; † August 1, 2019 ) was a German historian.
Life
Tiedemann left school as a teenager. At the age of 21 he settled with his family in Wisconsin and was later called up for training in the Medical Training Unit of the US Army in Texas during the Vietnam War. He received a BA from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee , followed by an MA and a PhD from SOAS University of London . After several part-time positions, Tiedemann taught Modern History of China at the SOAS Department of History for 20 years, including a sabbatical at the Ricci Institute of the University of San Francisco . After retiring, he worked as a research fellow at SOAS and as a professor of Chinese history at Shandong University in Jinan.
His research has mainly focused on the history of Christianity in China, with particular emphasis on Shandong and the Boxer Rebellion. He died on August 1, 2019 after a long illness.
Fonts (selection)
- as editor with Robert Bickers : The Boxers, China, and the World . Lanham 2007, ISBN 0-7425-5395-7 .
- as editor: Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century . Armonk 2009, ISBN 0-7656-1808-7 .
- as editor: Handbook of Christianity in China - Volume Two: 1800 - Present . Leiden 2010, ISBN 978-90-04-11430-2 .
literature
- as editors Lars Peter Laamann and Joseph Tse-Hei Lee: The church as safe haven. Christian governance in China . Leiden 2019, ISBN 978-90-04-38373-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tiedemann, Rolf Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tiedemann, RG; Tiedemann, Gary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartenholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 2019 |