Jao Tsung-I

Jao Tsung-I or Rao Zongyi (Chinese: 饒宗頤; 9 August 1917 – 6 February 2018) was a Hong Kong-based Chinese sinologist, calligrapher and painter.

The Honourable Jao Tsung-I GBM
Born	(1917-08-09)9 August 1917 Chaozhou, Guangdong, Republic of China
Died	6 February 2018(2018-02-06) (aged 100) Hong Kong
Other names	Rao Gu'an 饒固庵
Occupation(s)	Sinologist, historian, palaeographer, calligrapher, painter
Title	Professor of the University of Hong Kong, University of Singapore, Yale University, Academia Sinica, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Parent	Rao E 饒鍔
Awards	1982: D.Litt (HKU) 1997: Life Achievement Award (HKADC) 2000: GBM
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	饒宗頤
Simplified Chinese	饶宗颐
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ráo Zōngyí Wade–Giles Jao2 Tsung1-i2 IPA [ɻǎu tsʊ́ŋ.ǐ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yìuh Jūng-yìh Jyutping Jiu4 Zung1-ji4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Jiâu Chong-Î Teochew Peng'im Riou5 Zong1hi1

Jao helped create many fields of humanities, including history, archaeology, epigraphy, folklores, religion, art history, musicology, literature, and Near Eastern Studies. He published more than 100 books and about 1,000 academic articles over a career spanning more than 80 years.

Jao died on 6 February 2018, at the age of 100 in Hong Kong.

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