Homer H. Dubs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Homer H. Dubs

American sinologist

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 16-Aug-1969

Profession: missionary, translator, university teacher, philosopher, sinologist

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Homer Hasenpflug Dubs (March 28, 1892 – August 16, 1969) was an American sinologist and polymath.
Though best known for his translation of sections of Ban Gu's Book of Han, he published on a wide range of topics in ancient Chinese history, astronomy and philosophy.
Raised in China as the son of missionaries, he returned to the United States and earned a Ph.D.
in philosophy (1925).
He taught at University of Minnesota and Marshall College before undertaking the Han shu translation project at the behest of the American Council of Learned Societies.
Subsequently, Dubs taught at Duke University, Columbia University and Hartford Seminary.
In 1947, Dubs moved to England to take up the Chair of Chinese at Oxford University, which had been vacant since 1935.
He retired in 1959 and remained in Oxford until his death in 1969.