Christopher Irving Beckwith

Background

Beckwith, Christopher Irving was born on October 23, 1945 in Stambaugh, Michigan, United States. Son of Irving Eugene and Florence Mary (Howd) Beckwith.

Education

Bachelor in Chinese, Ohio State University, 1968; Master of Arts in Tibetan Studies, Indiana U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Inner Asian Studies, Indiana U., 1977; postgraduate, Indiana U., since 1989.

Career

Part-time lecturer Department Uralic and Altaic Studies, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1976-1977; assistant professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1978-1987; associate professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1987; associate professor, department chairman Central Eurasian Studies (formerly Uralic &Altaic Studies), Indiana U., Bloomington, 1991-1994; professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1994.

Achievements

• Christopher Irving Beckwith has been listed as a notable Social sciences educator, writer, composer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia

    ( This narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in Central...)

  • The Journal of the Tibet Society Volume 4

Membership

Member American Oriental Society (board directors 1985-1994), Société Asiatique (Paris), Tibet Society (board directors), T'ang Studies Society (board directors since 1988, organizer, treasurer, 1981-1986), S.E. Asian Linguistics Society, Linguistic Society American.

Connections

Married Connie Huei-Jen Yang, May 11, 1974 (divorced 1993). Children: Ming, Lee.

Father:

Irving Eugene Beckwith

Mother:

Florence Mary (Howd) Beckwith

Spouse:

Connie Huei-Jen Yang

child:

Ming Beckwith

child:

Lee Beckwith