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Source: NYT

7-17-17

Wm. Theodore de Bary, Renowned Columbia Sinologist, Dies at 97

Wm. Theodore de Bary, an authority in particular on Confucius, was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama.

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Wm. Theodore de Bary, Renowned Columbia Sinologist, Dies at 97