Sun Liqun (historian)

Sun Liqun (Chinese: 孙立群; pinyin: Sūn Lìqún; 15 April 1950 - 10 February 2020) was a Chinese historian who was a professor at Nankai University.

Sun Liqun
Born(1950-04-15)April 15, 1950
Tianjin, China
DiedFebruary 10, 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 69)
Tianjin, China
OccupationHistorian
Academic background
Alma materNankai University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineQin, Han, Wei, Jin, and the Southern and Northern dynasties
InstitutionsNankai University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫立群
Simplified Chinese孙立群
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.

Biography

Sun was born in Tianjin, on April 15, 1950. In 1975, he graduated from Nankai University, where he majored in history. After graduation, he taught at the university.[1] Since 2006, he regularly gave lectures on Chinese historical figures on the television programme Lecture Room shown on CCTV-10.[2] He retired on September 1, 2015. He died of illness on February 10, 2020.[3]

Works
  • 中国古代的士人生活 (in Chinese). Beijing: Commercial Press. 2014. ISBN 9787100095204.
  • 从司马到司马：西晋的历程 (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhong Hua Book Company. 2011. ISBN 9787101081701.
  • 解读大秦政坛双星：吕不韦与李斯 (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhong Hua Book Company. 2007. ISBN 9787101056228.
  • Li Zhi'an; Sun Liqun (1998). 中华文化通志·社会阶层制度志 (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208022775.
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References
  1. Lu Yu (卢昱) (8 December 2017). 孙立群:以历史“兴亡周期律”为鉴. dzwww.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Xue Tong (薛彤) (13 February 2020). 秦汉史专家孙立群去世，曾多次上《百家讲坛》. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Ye Sanshan (叶三珊) (14 February 2020). 南开孙立群教授逝世 曾多次登《百家讲坛》讲史. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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