Wang Gungwu
Wang Gungwu | |
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Wang Gungwu speaking at an event in 2010 | |
| Born | 1930 (age 94–95) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | University of Malaya (BA, MA) SOAS University of London (PhD) |
| Known for | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, University Professor of the National University of Singapore, Doyen of Overseas Chinese historical scholarship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sinology |
| Institutions | University of Malaya Australian National University University of Hong Kong National University of Singapore |
| Doctoral advisor | Denis C. Twitchett |
| Doctoral students | Huang Jianli, Ng Chin-Keong |
Wang Gungwu AO, CBE (simplified Chinese: 王赓武; traditional Chinese: 王賡武; pinyin: Wáng Gēngwǔ; born 1930), also written Wang Gung Wu, is a Chinese Australian historian, sinologist, and writer specialising in the history of China and Southeast Asia. He has studied and written about the Chinese diaspora. An expert on the Chinese tianxia ("all under heaven") concept, he was the first to suggest its application to the contemporary world as an American tianxia. He is the recipient of many honours and awards, including the Singapore Literature Prize at age 91.