Ningsheng Wang

Background

Wang, Ningsheng was born on May 8, 1930 in Nanjing, China. Son of Shouling Wang and Yu Ying Xu.

Education

Bachelor in Archaeology, Beijing U., 1959.

Career

Assistant professor, Center Nationalities Institute, Beijing, 1959-1964; vice director, Yunnan Nationalities Research Institute, Kunming, China, 1980-1983; senior fellow department anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1983-1984; guest professor Institute Orient Art History, Heidelberg U., Germany, 1984-1985; professor, department chairman history, Yunnan Nationalities Institute, Kunming, 1987-1991; visiting professor department Oriental studies, U. Oslo, Norway, 1991-1992; visiting scientist department anthropology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1992.

Achievements

• Ningsheng Wang has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior fellow Institute for Study of Human Issues (honorary). Member Archaeol. Society of China (board directors 1989-1993), Anthropology Society of China (board dirs.1980-1993), Society of Ethnology in China (board directors 1979-1993), International Committee on Rock Art.

• Senior fellow Institute for Study of Human Issues (honorary); Archaeol. Society of China (board directors 1989-98)

  1989 - 1998

• Anthropology Society of China (board directors 1980-98)

  1980 - 1998

• Society of Ethnology in China (board directors 1979-98)

  1979 - 1998

• International Committee on Rock Art.

Connections

Married Wang Yunhui, January 20, 1962. Children: Wang Ge, Wang Jing.