Edward L. Shaughnessy

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Edward L. Shaughnessy
Born (1952-07-29) July 29, 1952 (age 71)
Education
David S. Nivison
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
Xià Hányí

Edward Louis Shaughnessy (born July 29, 1952) is an American Sinologist, scholar, and educator, known for his studies of early

Classic of Changes (I Ching 易經).[1]

Life and career

Edward Shaughnessy was born on July 29, 1952. He attended the

Ph.D. in 1983 with a dissertation entitled "The Composition of the Zhouyi". After receiving his Ph.D., Shaughnessy joined the faculty of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, where he is currently the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor of Early Chinese Studies.[2]

Shaughnessy's wife, Elena Valussi, is an Italian scholar of East Asian history who teaches at Loyola University Chicago. They have two children.

Selected works

References

  1. ^ "Profile of Shaughnessy". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  2. ^ "Profile of Edward L. Shaughnessy". University of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-01-19.

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