Harold L. Kahn

Harold L. Kahn (November 15, 1930 – December 11, 2018) was an American historian. He was a professor of Chinese History at Stanford University, and the author of a book about Imperial China.

Harold L. Kahn
Born	(1930-11-15)November 15, 1930 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2018(2018-12-11) (aged 88) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Academic background
Education	Williams College Harvard University
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Institutions	SOAS, University of London Stanford University
Main interests	History of China

Early life

Kahn was born on November 15, 1930, in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from Williams College, and he earned a PhD in History from Harvard University.

Career

Kahn began his career as a History professor at the SOAS, University of London. He taught Chinese History at Stanford University from 1968 to 1998. The Kahn-Van Slyke Award for Graduate Mentorship and the Harold Kahn Reading Room at Stanford University were named in his honor. Kahn authored a book about Imperial China.

Kahn was opposed to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Death

Kahn died on December 11, 2018, in San Francisco.

Selected works

• Kahn, Harold L. (1971). Monarchy in the Emperor's Eyes: Image and Reality in the Ch'ien-lung Reign. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. OCLC 470209346.