About Keith Pratt
Born 1938. Keith Pratt is a British historian, writer and sinologist.
Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British historian and orientalist. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University.
Biography Pratt was born in London and educated at Durham University, where he graduated with a BA (1962) and Dip. Ed (1963). He briefly worked as a teacher in Hartlepool before returning to Durham University in 1964 as a lecturer in Chinese.
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British academic and writer
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Keith Pratt was born on 27 January 1938.
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Keith Pratt is a historian, writer and sinologist.
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