Background
Tillman, Hoyt Cleveland was born on July 8, 1944 in Crestview, Florida, United States. Son of William Fred and Reba Elizabeth Tillman.
Tillman, Hoyt Cleveland was born on July 8, 1944 in Crestview, Florida, United States. Son of William Fred and Reba Elizabeth Tillman.
Bachelor, Belhaven College, 1966. AM, Harvard University, 1970. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1976.
Senior tutor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975—1976. Assistant professor Arizona State University, Tempe, 1976—1981, associate professor, 1981—1988, professor history, since 1988. Executive editorial committee Journal Sung-Yuan Studies, Berkeley, California, since 1991.
External review committee Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1999—2000. Executive advisory committee China Scholarship, Beijing, since 1999. Visiting professor University Washington, Seattle, 1996, Ludwig-Maximilliam University, Munich, 2000—2001, Academia Sinica's Institute Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Taipei, Taiwan, China, 1993, visiting research professor, 96, National Central Library's Center Chinese Studies, 1994.
Research affiliate Peking University Center for Studies Ancient Chinese History, since 2004.
Grant reviewer National Endowment of the Humanities, Washington, American Council Learned Societies, New York City. Member of Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, American History Association (committee John K. Fairbank prize 1996-1998), Association Asian Studies.
Married Cristina Lian-ching Mih, June 27, 1970. Children: Hoyt Langston, Margaret Mih.