About Li Yih-yuan
Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 85). Li Yih-yuan was a Chinese and Taiwanese anthropologist.
Li Yih-yuan (; 20 August 1931 – 18 April 2017) was a Taiwanese anthropologist.
Life and career
A native of Quanzhou, Fujian, born in 1931, Li moved to Taiwan in 1948 and graduated from National Taiwan University in 1953. Two years later, he began working at Academia Sinica. Li was founding president of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation from 1989 to 2001, when he assumed the foundation chairmanship, yielding the latter position in 2010. The Academia Sinica held a memorial service for Li in September 2017. Subsequently, in November 2018, the Academia Sinica invited P. Steven Sangren to give the inaugural Li Yih-yuan Memorial Lecture.
Li Yih-yuan Memorial Lecturers P. Steven Sangren (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Li Yih-yuan?
Taiwanese anthropologist (1931-2017)
When was Li Yih-yuan born?
Li Yih-yuan was born on 20 August 1931 in Jinjiang County.
When did Li Yih-yuan die?
Li Yih-yuan died on 18 April 2017 in Taipei Medical University Hospital.
What was Li Yih-yuan's occupation?
Li Yih-yuan was an anthropologist.
What nationality was Li Yih-yuan?
Li Yih-yuan was Chinese and Taiwanese.
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