Aileen Baviera
Filipino sinologist
Aileen San Pablo Baviera (August 26, 1959 – March 21, 2020) was a Filipino political scientist and sinologist. She was one of the leading China experts in her country.[1][2]
Aileen Baviera | |
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 Dr. Baviera speaking at the Maritime Security Symposium of the Development Academy of the Philippines | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aileen San Pedro August 26, 1959 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | March 21, 2020 (aged 60) San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Villegas Baviera (d. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman Beijing University |
| Occupation | Professor, Political Scientist, Sinologist |
| Known for | Expert of Sino-Philippine relations |
Baviera died of pneumonia caused by the COVID-19 virus in the early morning of March 21, 2020 at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.[1] She returned from Paris on March 12, where she was infected as a congressman.[2] Wife of the late Villegas Baviera who died of heart attack in 2018,[3][4] Baviera left after three surviving children, Vita Amalya (born 1985), Mara Yasmin (born 1986) and Jorge Vittorio (born 1991).
Publications (selection)
change- Contemporary Political Attitudes and Behavior of the Chinese in Metro Manila, 1994.
- Regional Security in East Asia: Challenges to Cooperation and Community Building, 2008.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rappler: U.P. professor, China expert Aileen Baviera dies of coronavirus, March 21, 2020, Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rappler: Aileen Baviera, 60: Her eyes were on China, her heart stayed with PH, March 21, 2020, Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Aileen Baviera: Clear-eyed China watcher succumbs to COVID-19". GMA News Online. Retrieved Mar 22, 2020.
- ↑ Ramos, Mariejo S. (22 March 2020). "Esteemed UP prof and 'China watcher' succumbs to COVID-19". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved Mar 22, 2020.