Li Bozhong (Chinese: 李伯重; born 10 October 1949) is a Chinese economic historian and a Chair Professor of Humanities at Peking University and Chair Professor Emeritus at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua University.[1][2][3]

Early year and education

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Li was born in Kunming, Yunnan, a province in Southwest China, on 10 October 1949. His father Li Shan (李埏) was also a historian specializing in Song dynasty. Due to the Culture Revolution (1966-1976), Li Bozhong could not go to the college after graduating from high school until 1978.[4][5]

Li received his MA (1981) and PhD (1985) in History from Xiamen University. From 1991 to 1992, Li was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan.[6]

Academic career

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Li was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Michigan from 1992 to 1993.[3]

He joined the faculty of Peking University in 2017.[3]

Works

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  • Li, B. (2021) An Early Modern Economy in China: The Yangzi Delta in the 1820s. Cambridge University Press.
  • Li, B. (1998) Agricultural development in Jiangnan, 1620-1850. Springer.

References

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  1. ^ "李伯重". 清华大学国学研究院. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ 张弘. "李伯重:把中国放到全球史的视野". 凤凰网资讯. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ a b c "From the "Great Divergence" to the "Great Convergence": The modern transformation of the Yangzi Delta's economy in a new perspective". Jesus College, Cambridge. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. ^ "开山大师兄|李伯重:大家要看的是你的成果,不是身份_全球智库_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ^ "[个人史]李伯重:"私塾"教出的洋博士后_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  6. ^ "Li Bozhong's CV" (PDF). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.