Herbert Franke
1914
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2011
country of citizenship: Germany
languages spoken, written or signed: German
educated at: University of Bonn, University of Cologne, Humboldt University of Berlin
occupation: historian, sinologist
Herbert Franke (27 September 1914 – 10 June 2011) was a German historian of China. He is particularly known for his works on the history of the Jurchen (Jin) and Mongol (Yuan) empires in China. After the end of World War II, Herbert Franke, along with Wolfgang Bauer, was instrumental in establishing the Sinological Section in the University of Munich. Later, he succeeded Erich Haenisch as the head of the Sinology Department at that university.He is one of the authors of volume 6 of The Cambridge History of China dealing with the history of China under the Khitan, Jurchen and Mongol regimes. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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