Richard Wilhelm (10 May 1873 – 2 March 1930) was a German sinologist, theologian and missionary. He lived in China for 25 years, became fluent in spoken and written Chinese, and grew to love and admire the Chinese people. He is best remembered for his translations of philosophical works from Chines...

Kevin Michael Rudd AC (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia, from 2007 to 2010 and June 2013 to September 2013, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Rudd is the 23rd and current Ambassa...

Pierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the polit...

Timothy James BrookTimothy James Brook(Chinesename: 卜正民; born January 6, 1951) is a Canadianhistorian, sinologist, and writer specializing in the study ofChina(sinology). He holds the Republic of China Chair, Department of History,University of British Columbia...

William P. Alford (Chinese name: 安守廉; An Shoulian) (born 1948) is a United States legal scholar. He is currently Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School (Massachusetts, USA). He is Director of East Asian Legal...

In Chinese history, the three cognitive fields of literature, history, and philosophy have always been combined with each other. That's according to German Professor Dennis Schilling, who made the observation while addressing the inaugural meeting of the World Council of Sinologists on July 20,...