Zhimin An

Background

An, Zhimin was born on June 26, 1924 in Yantai, Shandong, China. Son of Shiwen and Ziping (Ji) An.

Education

Bachelor, Chinese U., Beijing, 1948; Master of Arts, Peking U., Beijing, 1952.

Career

Assistant, Yenching Institute, Beijing, 1948-1950; assistant, Institute Archaeology, Beijing, 1950-1952; assistant researcher, Institute Archaeology, Beijing, 1953-1956; associate research fellow, Institute Archaeology, Beijing, 1956-1979; senior research fellow, Institute Archaeology, Beijing, since 1979; deputy director, Institute Archaeology, Beijing, 1982-1985. Member National Commision on Ancient Monuments and Antiquities, since 1983.

Achievements

• Zhimin An has been listed as a noteworthy Archaeologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deputy 7th People's Congress Beijing, 1977-1982. Member Chinese Society Archaeology (permanent member of council since 1979), ChineseSoc. History, Chinese Society Ancient Ceramics (vice chairman since 1981), German Archaeol.

Institute (correspondent), International Union Prehistoric Protohistoric(permanent member of council since 1987).

Connections

Married Yuzhu Zhang, July 19, 1944. Children: Jiaqi, Jiayao, Jiaao, Jiayuan.

Father:

Shiwen An

Mother:

Ziping (Ji) An

Spouse:

Yuzhu Zhang

child:

Jiayuan An

child:

Jiaao An

child:

Jiayao An

child:

Jiaqi An