David Faure (historian)

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David William Faure (born 1947) is a Hong Kong historical anthropologist, and is an expert in the economic and social history of Southern China.

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Biography

Faure was born and educated in Hong Kong. He graduated from St. Paul's College and the Department of History of the University of Hong Kong, and later obtained a PhD in sociology from Princeton University.

From 1990 to 2006, he lectured Modern Chinese History at St. Anthony College, Oxford University, [1] [2] where he is now an Emeritus Fellow. [3] He also taught in Indiana University. From 2010 to 2017, he led the project "The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society" commissioned by the Hong Kong Government. [4]

He is currently a retired professor in the Department of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), [5] and a former editor of the Journal of History and Anthropology (Chinese:歷史人類學學刊) [2] as well as a former director of the Centre for China Studies, CUHK. [2]

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References

  1. "David Faure: A Short Biography" (PDF). Department of History The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  2. 1 2 3 "David William FAURE (Fellow)". HKAH. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. "Dr David Faure". St Antony's. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  4. "The Historical Anthropoloty of Chinese Society". CUHK. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  5. "科大衛". 香港中文大學 (in Traditional Chinese).