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Stephen Owen
American sinologist
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dead
- born
- 1946
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 79
- known for
- linguist, sinologist, literary scholar
1946 – 2026
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who stephen owen is
Stephen Owen was an American sinologist who specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang-dynasty poetry and comparative poetics. He was the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, where he taught Chinese literature. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
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