Jerome Ch'en

Chinese-Canadian historian (1919–2019)

Jerome Ch'en FRSC (Chinese: 陳志讓; pinyin: Chén Zhìràng, born Ch'en Chih-jang; October 2, 1919 – June 17, 2019) was a Chinese-Canadian historian and author. He served as Chinese history professor at York University in Toronto, Ontario from 1971 to 1987. He was the director of the University of Toronto/York University Joint Centre of Asia Pacific Studies (JCAPS) between 1983 and 1985. He also taught history at the University of Leeds before moving to Canada. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1981. In 1984, he was named Distinguished Research Professor at York.

Jerome Ch'en
Ch'en in December 2003
Born (1919-10-02) October 2, 1919 (age 104)
DiedJune 17, 2019(2019-06-17) (aged 99)

Ch'en was born in Chengdu, Sichuan.[1] He died in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 17, 2019. He was 99.[1]

Bibliography change

  • 《军绅政权: 中国近代的军阀时期》,广西师范大学出版社,2008年,ISBN 9787563376162
  • 《袁世凯传》,湖南人民出版社,2013年,ISBN 9787543890060
  • 《毛泽东与中国革命》,中央文献出版社,1993年,ISBN 9787507301212

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jerome Ch'en obituary". the Guardian. 18 July 2019.