Peter A. Boodberg
American sinologist (1903–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Alexis Boodberg (born Pyotr Alekseyevich Budberg; 8 April 1903 – 29 June 1972) was a Russian-American scholar, linguist, and sinologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley for 40 years. Boodberg was influential in 20th century developments in the studies of the development of Chinese characters, Chinese philology, and Chinese historical phonology. He has been described as "one of the most original and commanding scholars" of the 20th century.[1]
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Пётр Алексеевич Будберг | |||||||||||
Born | (1903-04-08)8 April 1903 | ||||||||||
Died | 29 June 1972(1972-06-29) (aged 69) | ||||||||||
Nationality | Russian, Baltic German | ||||||||||
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||
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Fields | Chinese language, history; Altaic languages | ||||||||||
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||
Notable students | William Boltz, Richard Mather, Edward Schafer, Fr. Paul Serruys | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 卜弼德 | ||||||||||
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