Roderick MacFarquhar
British politician (1930-2019)
Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar (2 December 1930 – 10 February 2019)[1] was a British politician and journalist. He was a Harvard University professor. He was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1978. He was best known for his studies of Maoist China, the three-volume The Origins of the Cultural Revolution and Mao’s Last Revolution.[2]
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Born | Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar 2 December 1930 |
Died | 10 February 2019 | (aged 88)
Alma mater | Harvard University (M.A.) Keble College, Oxford (B.A.) |
Institutions | Harvard University School of Oriental and African Studies Columbia University Oxford University |
Main interests | Modern Chinese history |
References
change- ↑ "Roderick Macfarquhar, Former Director of the Fairbank Center, 1930-2019". February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ Zheng, William (2019-02-12). "Roderick MacFarquhar: leading historian of the Cultural Revolution". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2019-02-12.