Richard Baum, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American sinologist
Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1940
Date of Death: 14-Dec-2012
Profession: sinologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Richard Baum
- Richard Dennis Baum (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Bao Ruìjia; July 8, 1940 – December 14, 2012) was an American China watcher, professor emeritus of political science at UCLA, and former director emeritus of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, noted for his many academic works on Chinese politics.
- Baum credited Rhoda Sutherland of Oxford University with inspiring his interest in linguistics.
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