Quan Hansheng
Encyclopedia
Quan Hansheng is a notable Chinese
Economic historian. Quan's research focuses on Chinese monetary history, commodity prices and foreign trade. He was an Academician
of Academia Sinica
, and he holds professorship at Taiwan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
, Guangdong
on September 19, 1912. The family moved to Foshan
in 1915, where he received primary private education, and then to Guangzhou
in 1926, where he attended the Guangzhou No.1 Middle School. After graduation he went to Peking University
in Beijing
, reading history.
In 1944, Quan was invited to study at Columbia University
, Harvard and Chicago University, respectively. He went back to China in 1947 and taught at National Central University
in Nanjing
.
Quan was the dean of New Asia College
from 1975 to 1977. He died on November 29, 2001 in Taipei
.
China
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Economic historian. Quan's research focuses on Chinese monetary history, commodity prices and foreign trade. He was an Academician
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
of Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
, and he holds professorship at Taiwan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Early years
Quan was born in ShundeShunde
Shunde District is a district of Foshan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, southeast China.-Administration:Shunde was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
on September 19, 1912. The family moved to Foshan
Foshan
Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
in 1915, where he received primary private education, and then to Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
in 1926, where he attended the Guangzhou No.1 Middle School. After graduation he went to Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, reading history.
In 1944, Quan was invited to study at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Harvard and Chicago University, respectively. He went back to China in 1947 and taught at National Central University
National Central University
National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...
in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
.
Quan was the dean of New Asia College
New Asia College
The New Asia College is now one of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong .- History :New Asia College has its origin in the Asia Evening College of Arts and Commerce established in September 1949 by Ch'ien Mu and several other scholars from mainland China...
from 1975 to 1977. He died on November 29, 2001 in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
.
Major Work
- 中國行會制度史，上海：新生命書局，Shanghai 1934
- 唐宋帝國與運河，中央研究院歷史語言研究所專刊之 24 ，重慶：商務印書館，Chongqing 1944
- 漢冶萍公司史略，香港：香港中文大學，Hong Kong 1972
- 中國經濟史論叢，香港：新亞研究所，Hong Kong 1972
- Mid-Ch'ing Rice Markets and Trade: An Essay in Price History (co-authored Richard A. Kraus), Cambridge, Mass. : East Asian Research Center, Harvard University, 1975
- 中國經濟史研究，香港：新亞研究所，Hong Kong 1976
- 明清經濟史研究，臺北：聯經出版公司，Taipei 1987
- 中國近代經濟史論叢，臺北：稻禾出版社，Taipei 1996
External links
- Quan Hansheng's works, Central Institute of History and Philology, Taiwan