Tong, Te-kong, 1920-2009
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Sources of Information
- Author's Diplomatic relations between China and the United States, 1844-1860, 1959.
- Author's Wang Qing qi shi nian, 1999:t.p. (Tang Degang)
- Chinese Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 4, 2010(唐德剛 = Tang Degang; b. Aug. 23, 1920, Hefei; d. Oct. 26, 2009; Chinese American scholar, historian, literary biographer, redologist)
- SSDI, Oct. 4, 2010(Tong, Te K.; b. Aug. 24, 1920; d. Oct. 26, 2009, aged 89; last address of record: Fremont, CA)
Wikipedia description:
Tong Tekong (Chinese: 唐德剛; pinyin: Táng Dégāng; 23 August 1920 in Anhui province, China - 26 October 2009) was a historian, academic and an author. Tong graduated in Nanjing University majoring in history, and finished his PhD at Columbia University, and later taught Chinese history in Columbia University. Tong also worked as professor in City University of New York for 20 years, and retired in 1991.
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