Background
Li, Tien-yi was born on March 14, 1915 in Juyang, Honan, China. Son of Kuei-hsin and Hsin Li. came to the United States, 1945, naturalized, 1961.
(Advanced Chinese Reader is broadly representative of the ...)
Advanced Chinese Reader is broadly representative of the baihua or colloquial writings that have appeared in print from the Literary Revolution of 1917 to the present time. There are altogether twenty-nine selections in the book.
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History and literature educator
Li, Tien-yi was born on March 14, 1915 in Juyang, Honan, China. Son of Kuei-hsin and Hsin Li. came to the United States, 1945, naturalized, 1961.
Bachelor of Arts, Nankai (China) U., 1937; Master of Arts in History, Yale University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1950.
Member faculty, Yale University, 1951-1969;
professor Chinese literature and culture, Yale University, 1962-1969;
lecturer Far Eastern history, Smith College, 1951;
lecturer Far Eastern history, U. Hawaii, 1963;
visiting professor of history and Chinese language and literature, Indiana U., 1960-1961;
secretary, editor, Tsing Hua Journal Chinese Studies, 1955-1987;
associate university seminar modern China, Columbia, since 1957;
director, editor, Far Eastern Publs., Yale, 1960-1969;
Mershon professor Chinese literature and history, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1969-1985;
Mershon professor emeritus, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1985;
distinguished professor Chinese literature and history, Tunghai U., Taiwan, since 1986;
department chairman, Ohio State University, 1971-1975;
visiting professor Chinese history, director Institute Chinese Studies, chairman historydept., Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1976-1977. Fellow Branford College, Yale, 1958-1969. Correspondent research fellow Academia Sinica, since 1964.
Honorary research fellow China Academy, since 1967.
(Advanced Chinese Reader is broadly representative of the ...)
Member American History Association, American Oriental Society, Association Asian Studies, American Association Chinese Studies (president 1981-1983), Chinese Language Teachers Association.
Married Julia Wen-yu Liu, September 14, 1963. Children: Norman, Pin-wen.