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John King Fairbank

1907 - 1991

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John King Fairbank (May 24, 1907 – September 14, 1991) was an American historian of China and United States–China relations. He taught at Harvard University from 1936 until his retirement in 1977. He is credited with building the field of China studies in the United States after World War II with his organizational ability, his mentorship of students, support of fellow scholars, and formulation of basic concepts to be tested. The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John King Fairbank is the 449th most popular historian (down from 341st in 2019), the 7,917th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,304th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, John King Fairbank ranks 449 out of 561. Before him are Mikheil Tsereteli, Nikolaus Pevsner, Donald Nicol, Avi Shlaim, Drew Gilpin Faust, and Martin Gilbert. After him are Martin Noth, Américo Castro, Girolamo Mei, Hermann Oldenberg, Alain Besançon, and Helene Ahrweiler.

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Among people born in 1907, John King Fairbank ranks 305. Before him are Les Clark, Frank Séchehaye, Crisant Bosch, László Rajcsányi, Earl Tupper, and Warren E. Burger. After him are Albert Ammons, Edward James, Ethel Lackie, Kenneth Nichols, Shivakumara Swami, and Tamara Makarova. Among people deceased in 1991, John King Fairbank ranks 198. Before him are Karel Burkert, Keye Luke, Yulia Drunina, Sylvio Hoffmann, Carl-Erik Holmberg, and Alberto Crespo. After him are Edwin H. Land, Nikola Radović, Adãozinho, Gustav Schäfer, Fiorenzo Marini, and David Marshall Lang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John King Fairbank ranks 7,919 out of 20,380. Before him are Eriq La Salle (1962), Carmen Basilio (1927), Charles Dana Gibson (1867), Lawrence Summers (1954), Sydney Lassick (1922), and Brendan O'Brien (1960). After him are Henry Darrow (1933), George Winston (1949), Gilda Radner (1946), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Edwin H. Land (1909), and David Crane (1957).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, John King Fairbank ranks 32. Before him are Mary Ritter Beard (1876), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), Charles A. Beard (1874), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), and Drew Gilpin Faust (1947). After him are Charles Homer Haskins (1870), Robert Jay Lifton (1926), Lothrop Stoddard (1883), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), and Alfred W. Crosby (1931).

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