Kristofer Schipper

Kristofer Marinus Schipper (23 October 1934 – 18 February 2021), also known as Rik Schipper and by his Chinese name Shi Zhouren (Chinese: 施舟人), was a Dutch sinologist. He was an emeritus professor of Oriental studies at Leiden University.

Kristofer Schipper
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Kristofer Schipper 2009 photo:Dr.Yuan Bingling
Born(1934-10-23)23 October 1934
Died18 February 2021(2021-02-18) (aged 86)[1]
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Spouse(s)
Wendela Gorter (m. 1962)
Yuan Bingling (m. 2000)
Children5
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Doctoral advisorMaxime Kaltenmark
Academic work
DisciplineSinology
Taoism

Schipper has worked as researcher for École française d'Extrême-Orient[2] and later taught as directeur de recherche in History of Daoism studies at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris.

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References

  1. Cheng Lee Song on Sohu.com (Chinese text)
  2. Verellen, Franciscus. "In Memoriam Kristofer Schipper". EFEO. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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