Jao Tsung-I

Jao Tsung-I (1917–2018) was a painter, sinologist and archaeologist.

Also recorded as Tsung-I Jao; Rao Zongyi; Tsung-yi Jao; Ku-an Jao; Zongyi Rao; Tsong-yi Jao.

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Overview

Born at Chaozhou in 1917, died at Hong Kong in 2018.

In detail

Jao Tsung-I studied at Shantou Jinshan Middle School. the recorded working language is Chinese.

Employment is recorded with Yale University, École pratique des hautes études and National University of Singapore. Membership is recorded of Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.

Work by Jao Tsung-I is recorded in the collections of Ashmolean Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum and Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections.

Distinctions recorded are Grand Bauhinia Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, honorary doctor of the Shandong University and honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Jao Tsung-I”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6123814: Jao Tsung-I

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