Herbert Franke (sinologist)

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Citizenship German Fields History, Sinology Died June 10, 2011		Role Author Name Herbert Franke
Born September 27, 1914 ( 1914-09-27 ) Books China Under Mongol Rule People also search for Denis C. Twitchett, Wolfgang Fikentscher, Dieter Eikemeier, John K. Fairbank

Herbert Franke (27 September 1914 – 10 June 2011) was a German historian of China. He is particularly known for his works on the history of the Jurchen (Jin) and Mongol (Yuan) Empires in China.

After the end of World War II, Herbert Franke, along with Wolfgang Bauer, was instrumental in establishing the Sinological Section in the University of Munich. Later, he succeeded Erich Haenisch as the head of the Sinology Department at that university.

He is one of the authors of volume 6 of The Cambridge History of China dealing with history of China under the Khitan, Jurchen and Mongol regimes.

Works

Herbert Franke (1976). Sung Biographies. Steiner. ISBN 978-3-515-02412-9.

Denis C. Twitchett; Herbert Franke; John King Fairbank (1994). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-24331-5.

References

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