Edward L. Shaughnessy | |||||||
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| Born | (1952-07-29)July 29, 1952 (age 73) | ||||||
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Stanford University (MA,PhD) | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Zhou dynasty,Classic of Changes (Yi jing) | ||||||
| Institutions | University of Chicago | ||||||
| Thesis | The Composition of the Zhouyi (1983) | ||||||
| Doctoral advisor | David S. Nivison | ||||||
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| Chinese | 夏含夷 | ||||||
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Edward Louis Shaughnessy (born July 29, 1952) is an Americansinologist, scholar, and educator, known for his studies of earlyChinese history, particularly theZhou dynasty, and his studies of theClassic of Changes (I Ching 易經).[1]
Edward Shaughnessy was born on July 29, 1952. He attended theUniversity of Notre Dame as an undergraduate student, graduating in 1974 with aB.A. intheology, after which he spent several years studyingChinese inTaiwan andJapanese inKyoto, Japan. He then went toStanford University for graduate study in Asian languages, earning hisPh.D. in 1983 with a dissertation entitled "The Composition of theZhouyi". After receiving his Ph.D., Shaughnessy joined the faculty of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at theUniversity of Chicago, where he is currently the Lorraine J. andHerrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor of Early Chinese Studies.[2]
Shaughnessy's wife, Elena Valussi, is an Italian scholar of East Asian history who teaches atLoyola University Chicago. They have two children.