Denis Twitchett

Denis C. Twitchett
Born(1925-09-23)23 September 1925
London, England
Died24 February 2006(2006-02-24) (aged 80)
Cambridge, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forMedieval Chinese history
Scientific career
FieldsChinese history
InstitutionsUniversity of London, Cambridge, Princeton
Notable studentsWang Gungwu
Chinese name
Chinese杜希德
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Xīdé
Wade–GilesTu4 Hsi1-tê2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDouh Hēi Dāk
JyutpingDou6 Hei1 Dak1

Denis Crispin Twitchett (23 September 1925 – 24 February 2006) was a British Sinologist and historian, and is well known as one of the co-editors of The Cambridge History of China.

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