Harold L. Kahn
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| Born | (1930-11-15)November 15, 1930
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
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| Died | December 11, 2018(2018-12-11) (aged 88) |
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| Discipline | Historian |
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| Main interests | History of China |
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.
Kahn was born on November 15, 1930, in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1] He graduated from Williams College, and he earned a PhD in History from Harvard University.[2]
Kahn began his career as a History professor at the SOAS, University of London.[1] He taught Chinese History at Stanford University from 1968 to 1998.[2] The Kahn-Van Slyke Award for Graduate Mentorship and the Harold Kahn Reading Room at Stanford University were named in his honor.[1] Kahn authored a book about Imperial China.
Kahn was opposed to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.[2]
Kahn died on December 11, 2018, in San Francisco.[1][2]
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