G. William Skinner Scientist

George William Skinner (simplified Chinese: 施坚雅; traditional Chinese: 施堅雅; February 14, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was a leading American anthropologist and scholar of China. Skinner was a leading proponent of the spatial approach to Chinese history, as explained in his Presidential Address to the Association for Asian Studies in 1984. He often referred to his approach as "regional analysis," and taught the use of maps as a key class of data in ethnography.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 14, 1925
Birth place
Oakland California
Date of deathOctober 26, 2008
Place of death
Davis California
Education
Deep Springs College
Cornell University
Known for
Physiographic macroregions of China

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
doctoral student
P. Steven Sangren
Carol A. Smith
Katherine Verdery
Stevan Harrell
Field of study
China
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Thailand

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