Background
Knechtges, David Richard was born on October 23, 1942 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Carl Jacob and Gertrude Olive (Clauson) Knechtges.
Chinese and East Asian studies educator
Knechtges, David Richard was born on October 23, 1942 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Carl Jacob and Gertrude Olive (Clauson) Knechtges.
Bachelor, U. Washington, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1968; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1965.
Instructor, assistant professor Chinese literature, Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1971; assistant professor Chinese, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1971-1972; assistant professor, associate professor, then professor Chinese and East Asian Studies, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1972; department chairman, U. Washington, Seattle, 1987-1992.
Member American Oriental Society (president 1994-1995), Association for Asian Studies, Society.for Study of Early China.
Married Taiping Chang, June7, 1977. 1 child, Jeanne Yongtai.