Liu Ts'ui-jung (; born 5 December 1941) is a Taiwanese historian.

Life and career

Born in 1941, Liu attended National Changhua Girls' Senior High School in her hometown of

Changhua Changhua (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of ...

. She graduated from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

with a bachelor's degree in history in 1963, and commenced graduate study at NTU, earning her first master's degree in 1966. Liu worked as a research fellow at

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, ; zh, t=中央研究院) is the national academy of the Taiwan, Republic of China. It is headquartered in Nangang District, Taipei, Nangang, Taipei. Founded in Nanjing, the academy supports research activities in mathemat ...

until receiving a scholarship from the

Harvard–Yenching Institute The Harvard–Yenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing higher education in Asia in the humanities and social sciences, with special attention to the study of Asian culture. It traditionally had close ties to Harvar ...

. She earned a second master's degree, followed by a doctorate at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. Liu returned to Academia Sinica after finishing her doctoral studies. She has taught as an associate professor at

Soochow University Soochow University or Suzhou University may refer to: *Soochow University (1900–1952) (), a university in Suzhou (Soochow), Jiangsu, China *Soochow University (Taiwan) (, 1951–present), a university in Taipei, Taiwan, founded by faculty from th ...

and NTU, where she was promoted to full professor in 1980. Liu held several visiting fellowships and professorships throughout her career. She was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 1996, and remained a research fellow there until 2015. Liu was elected a board member of the

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF; ) is a private nonprofit organization located in Taipei, Taiwan, that provides support for research grants on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences at ov ...

in 2000, and appointed one of three vice presidents of the Academia Sinica under Wong Chi-huey in 2006, alongside Andrew H. J. Wang and Liu Chao-han. In March 2013, Liu lost NT$20 million in a case of telephone fraud.

References

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