About the Speaker: Professor Shao Dongfang
Education and Professional Experience:
- Ph.D. in History, the University of Hawai‘i
- Taught at the National University of Singapore, Stanford University, and Fo Guang University (Taiwan)
- Formerly served as Director of the East Asia Library at Stanford University and Chief of the Asian Division at the U.S. Library of Congress
- A trustee of the American Tianxinghua Academy.
Chinese intellectual history, pre-Qin history, classical philology, library and information science.
Major Publications: (* English titles are tentative translations)
- 《崔述與中國學術史研究》 (“Cui Shu and Chinese Intellectual History Studies”)
- 《文獻考釋與歷史探研》 (“Textual Research and Historical Exploration”)
- 《〈竹書紀年〉硏究論稿》 (“Studies on the Bamboo Annals”)
- 《文明的可持續發展之道》（合著） (“The Path to Sustainable Development of Civilization,” co-authored)
- 《今本竹書紀年論集》（合編） (“Anthology on the Current Version of the Bamboo Annals,” co-edited)
- 《〈管錐編．杜預序〉「盡而不汙」及「五情」說辨析》（合撰）(“An Analysis of ‘Exhaustive yet Uncorrupted’ and the Theory of ‘Five Emotions’ in Qian Zhongshu’s ‘Limited Views: Du Yu’s Preface,’” co-authored).
About Professor Yu Ying-shih
Professor Yu Ying-shih (February 20, 1930 – August 1, 2021) was Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University; Academician of Academia Sinica; member of the American Philosophical Society; recipient of the U.S. Library of Congress’s third John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity and the 2014 Tang Prize in Sinology.He was revered in academic circles as a leading authority on Chinese intellectual and cultural history both in Taiwan and abroad. Professor Shao Dongfang enjoyed a deep friendship with Professor Yu Ying-shih spanning several decades and respected him as an academic mentor.
Lecture Overview
Fo Guang University is honored to welcome Professor Shao Dongfang to speak on the life and legacy of Professor Yu Ying-shih. With the strong support of President Chao and the generous assistance of Dean Chu Chia-wen of National Dong Hwa University, Professor Shao has chosen Fo Guang University as the venue for his only lecture in Taiwan.Faculty and students are warmly invited to join us for this exceptional event, an opportunity not to be missed.
The lecture will explore three major aspects of Professor Yu’s life and work:
- His academic achievements, especially in historical scholarship;
- His moral character and personal integrity, especially in interpersonal relations;
- His posthumous influence and historical legacy.
