Background
MacFarquhar, Roderick was born on December 2, 1930 in Lahore, India. Arrived in the United States in 1984. Son of Alexander and Berenice MacFarquhar.
MacFarquhar, Roderick was born on December 2, 1930 in Lahore, India. Arrived in the United States in 1984. Son of Alexander and Berenice MacFarquhar.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1953. AM, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics, 1981.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Newcastle, England, 1999.
China specialist Daily Telegraph, London, 1955-1961. Editor The China Quarterly, 1959-1968. Reporter British Broadcasting Corporation television, 1963-1967.
Fellow Royal Institute International Affairs, 1971-1974. Member parliament House of Commons, 1974-1979. Professor government Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1984.
Director Fairbank Center, Harvard University, 1986-1992, chair department government, since 1998.
Served with Royal Tank Regiment, 1949-1950. Member Association Asian Studies, American Political Science Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Emily Jane MacFarquhar, December 23, 1964. Children: Larissa, Rory.