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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 20 > John DeFrancis, leading expert on Chinese language

John DeFrancis, leading expert on Chinese language

By Edward Wong / The Bulletin
January 20, 2009

John DeFrancis, one of the most influential scholars and teachers of the Chinese language in the last century, died Jan. 2 in Hawaii. He was 97.

DeFrancis died in a hospital after falling ill in late December, according to an official Web site memorial dedicated to him.

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