Herbert Franke (sinologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Franke (sinologist)

German historian

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2011

Profession: historian, sinologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Herbert Franke (27 September 1914 – 10 June 2011) was a German historian of China.
He is particularly known for his works on the history of the Jurchen (Jin) and Mongol (Yuan) Empires in China. After the end of World War II, Herbert Franke, along with Wolfgang Bauer, was instrumental in establishing the Sinological Section in the University of Munich.
Later, he succeeded Erich Haenisch as the head of the Sinology Department at that university.He is one of the authors of volume 6 of The Cambridge History of China dealing with history of China under the Khitan, Jurchen and Mongol regimes.