Hellmut Wilhelm
Hellmut Wilhelm | |
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Born | Yijing (I Ching) studies | 10 December 1905
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chinese history, literature |
Institutions | University of Washington Peking University |
Notable students | David R. Knechtges |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wèi Démíng |
Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Wey Derming |
Wade–Giles | Wei Te-ming |
Hellmut Wilhelm (10 December 1905 – 5 July 1990) was a German
Wilhelm's father, Richard Wilhelm, was also a noted Sinologist, and held the first chair of Sinology at the University of Frankfurt.
Biography
Hellmut Wilhelm was born on 10 December 1905 in the Chinese city of
Following the war's conclusion, Wilhelm's family returned to Germany, where his father became the first chair of Sinology at the
Wilhelm pursued graduate study in Chinese at the
In 1948, Wilhelm moved to the United States to take up a position as a professor of Chinese at the University of Washington, where he taught until he was forced to retire in 1971 due to eye problems that affected his vision and reading abilities. He authored dozens of articles and manuscripts, and was a key figure in establishing the Far Eastern and Russian Institute. A collection that includes documents relating to his life, photographs, and manuscripts of his scientific work on Gu Yanwu and the Yi Jing can be found in the German Exiles Archive of the German National Library.
Students
- Paul Thompson (1931 – 2007) – PhD dissertation on Shen Dao.
- David R. Knechtges (born 1942) – translator of Wenxuan, professor at University of Washington
Selected works
- (in German) Chinas Geschichte: Zehn einführende Vorträge ["China's History: Ten Introductory Lectures"] (Chung-kuo li-shih shu-yao 中國歷史術要). Peking: Vetch, 1944.
- (in German) Die Wandlung: Acht Vorträge zum I-ging ["Change: Eight Lectures on the I-Ching"] (Chou-i shu-yao 周易術要). Peking: Vetch, 1944.
- (in German) Gesellschaft und Staat in China: Acht Vorträge ["Society and State in China: Eight Lectures"] (Shih-ch'ün yüan-kuo 史群元國). Peking: Vetch, 1944.
- (in German) Deutsch-chinesisches Wörterbuch ["German-Chinese Dictionary"]. Shanghai: Nössler, 1945.
- Change: Eight Lectures on the I-Ching. Translated by Cary F. Baynes. Bollingen Series, 62. New York: Pantheon Books, 1960.
- Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Book of Changes: Seven Eranos Lectures. Seattle, London: University of Washington Press, 1977.
Notes
- ^ a b c Knechtges (1992), 6.
- ^ a b c Mote (1970–1971), p. iii.
- ^ Knechtges, (1992), 5.
- ^ Taylor (1992), 8.
- ^ Knechtges (1992), 5.
- ^ Hellmut Wilhelm and the I Ching Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, University of Washington, accessed 8 October 2011.
- ^ (German) Wilhelm, Hellmut. Gu Ting Lin, der Ethiker. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde genehmigt von der Philosophischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin (Darmstadt: L.C. Wittich'sche Hofbuchdruckerei, 1932).
References
- Brooks, E. Bruce (2007), "Hellmut Wilhelm", Sinological Profiles, archived from the original on 2015-03-08, retrieved 2015-04-28
- JSTOR 24047216.
- JSTOR 40725913.
- ——— (1992). "Hellmut Wilhelm Remembered". Oriens Extremus. 35 (1/2): 15–18. JSTOR 24047215.
- Taylor, George E. (1992). "Hellmut Wilhelm, Pioneer of China Studies". Oriens Extremus. 35 (1/2): 8–11.