Derk Bodde (March 9, 1909 – November 3, 2003) was an American sinologist and historian of China known for his pioneering work on the history of the Chinese legal system.

Derk Bodde
Born(1909-03-09)March 9, 1909
DiedNovember 3, 2003(2003-11-03) (aged 94)
Academic work
DisciplineChinese history
Sinology
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania

Bodde received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1930. He spent six years (1931-1937) studying in China on a fellowship. He earned a doctorate in Chinese Studies from the University of Leiden March 3, 1938. When the Fulbright scholarship program was initiated in 1948, Bodde was the first American recipient of a one-year fellowship, which he spent studying in Beijing.

He spent several decades as Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a president of the American Oriental Society (1968–69). He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Derk Bodde". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1985 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-05-31

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