James T. C. Liu

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Liu Tzu Chien (December 19, 1919 – September 30, 1993), better known as James T. C. Liu, was a Chinese historian and a leading scholar on Song dynasty history. He held academic posts at Stanford University (1960-1965) and Princeton University (from 1965). He was considered "one of the world's pre-eminent specialists on the Sung [[[Song Dynasty]]]," with a special interest in Ouyang Xiu^[1]

Having grown up in Shanghai, he went to Beijing to study at Yenching University, where he came under the influence of William Hung (sinologist). He was twice arrested (and tortured in the second arrest) by the Japanese military occupation government. After the Second Sino-Japanese War he served as historical consultant at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Thereafter he went to study in the United States, obtaining his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh.^[2]

Liu died at his home in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.

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• Plaks, Andrew H.; Peterson, Willard J.; Tang, Hai-tao; Yu, Ying-shih (1994). "James T. C. Liu (1919–1993)". The Journal of Asian Studies. 53 (3): 1044–5. doi:10.1017/S0021911800032162.
• Golas, Peter J. (1995). "Obituary: James T. C. Liu, 1919–1993". Journal of Song-Yuan Studies (25).