Ge Jianxiong
Ge Jianxiong (
Biography
Ge Jianxiong was born on 15 December 1945 in Nanxun, Wuxing County (now Huzhou), Zhejiang, China. He graduated from Chang'an Middle School and Shibei High School. After a year of teacher's training, he taught at Gutian High School in Zhabei, Shanghai.[1]
When the
Ge has been a faculty member of the Institute of Historical Geography of Fudan University since 1981, and became a full professor in 1991. He served as Director of the Institute of Historical Geography from 1996 to 2006.[1] He is also Director of the Fudan University Library.[3]
He was a visiting scholar at Harvard University (1985–1986) and the University of Cambridge (1998), and a visiting professor at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (1991) and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (1997–1998).[1]
Ge also writes popular columns and blogs in the mainstream media and is a well-known public figure in China. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and is on the Advisory Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Government.[3]
Selected publications
Ge has published numerous books and articles, including:[3]
- Population Geography of the Western Han Dynasty 西漢人口地理, 1986.
- Unity and Fragmentation 統一與分裂, ISBN 9787108006073, 1994.
- History of Migrations in China 中国移民史, ISBN 9787211029303, 1997.
- Changes in Boundaries and Administrative Divisions in Chinese History 中国历代疆域的变迁, ISBN 9787100024259, 1997.
- Population and Modernization in China since 1850
- China's Historical Geographic Studies in the Twentieth Century
- Emigrants and Chinese Traditional Culture, ISBN 9787203049210, 2004.
- Population History of China 中国人口史, ISBN 9787309043020, 2005.
References
- ^ a b c "历任领导" (in Chinese). Center for Historical Geographical Studies, Fudan University. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Wen Hui Bao (in Chinese). 2 December 2008. Archived from the originalon 31 March 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "A Talk By Ge Jianxiong". University of Southern California. Retrieved 18 November 2017.