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.


Jao Tsung-I

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Born(1917-08-09)9 August 1917
Died6 February 2018(2018-02-06) (aged 100)
Other namesRao Gu'an 饒固庵
OccupationSinologist, historian, palaeographer, calligrapher, painter
TitleProfessor of the University of Hong Kong, University of Singapore, Yale University, Academia Sinica, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Parent(s)Rao E 饒鍔
Awards1982: D.Litt (HKU)
1997: Life Achievement Award (HKADC)
2000: GBM
Jao Tsung-I
Traditional Chinese 饒宗頤
Simplified Chinese 饶宗颐

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.[1]

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References

  1. "Renowned Sinologist Jao Tsung-I dies at 101". China Daily. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.