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Alan K.L. Chan

b. 1956

Provost; professor of Chinese culture

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About Alan K.L. Chan

Born 1956. Alan K.L. Chan is a provost, university teacher, sinologist and religious studies scholar.

Alan Kam-leung Chan is a Chinese philosopher and the provost at Singapore Management University. Previously, he has served as provost and J.S. Lee Professor of Chinese Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and vice-president of the Nanyang Technological University and Toh Puan Mahani Idris Daim Chair Professor of Humanities at this university. Chan is known for his works on Chinese culture and daoist philosophy.

Books Philosophy and Religion in Early Medieval China (Lead editor; with Y.K. Lo). Albany: State University of New York Press, 2010 Interpretation and Literature in Early Medieval China (Lead editor; with Y.K. Lo). Albany: State University of New York Press, 2010 Filial Piety in Chinese Thought and History (Lead editor; with Sor-hoon Tan). London: Routledge, 2004 Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine (Lead editor; with G. Clancey and H.C. Loy). Singapore: Singapore University Press and World Scientific Publishing Company, 2002 Mencius: Contexts and Interpretations (Editor). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002 Taoism: Outlines of a Chinese Religious Tradition (in Chinese and English; co-authored with C.Y. Lee and T. Tsu). Singapore: Taoist Federation, 1994 Two Visions of the Way: A Study of the Wang Pi and the Ho-shang Kung Commentaries on the Lao-tzu. New York: State University of New York Press, 1991

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Born
1956
Birth century
Occupation
Provost, university teacher, sinologist, religious studies scholar
Employers
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University
Also known as
Alan Chan, Chan, Alan Kam-leung

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Who is Alan K.L. Chan?

provost; professor of Chinese culture

When was Alan K.L. Chan born?

Alan K.L. Chan was born in 1956.

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Alan K.L. Chan is a provost, university teacher, sinologist and religious studies scholar.

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