E-tu Zen Sun explained

E-tu Zen Sun (24 July 1921  - 28 June 2021)^[1] 孫任以都 was a historian, especially of "economic history of pre-20th century China."^[2]

Biography

The eldest daughter of Chen Hengzhe and H. C. Zen, she was born in Beijing.^{[3] [4]} She arrived in the United States in 1941 and attended Vassar.^[5] She completed her PhD at Radcliffe under the supervision of John King Fairbank, on some of whose projects she also collaborated.^{[6] [7]}

She was professor for many years at Pennsylvania State University, until retirement in 1988. She also served as president of the American Association of University Women State College from 1959 to 1961.^{[8] [9]} With her husband Shiou-chuan Sun, a professor of engineering with a mining specialty, she produced the first English translation of Tiangong Kaiwu.^[10] This was the first time the work appeared in a European language.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Etu Zen Sun. Koch Funeral Home. 31 January 2024.
2. Sun . E-tu Zen . Kuhn . Dieter . Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Pt. 9: Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling . Technology and Culture . 31 . 4 . 1990 . 10.2307/3105915 . 865. 3105915.
3. Web site: Obituary of Etu Zen Sun | Koch Funeral Home. kochfuneralhome.com. 23 January 2024.
4. Web site: E-tu Zen Sun papers. E.-tu Zen. Su. 23 January 2024. Library Catalog (Blacklight).
5. Web site: Vassar Yesterday - Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly . 2024-01-21 . www.vassar.edu.
6. Web site: John K. Fairbank Biography AHA . 2024-01-21 . www.historians.org.
7. Fairbank . John King . J. K. Fairbank: A Fifty-Year Memoir . The China Quarterly . Cambridge University Press . 92 . 1982 . 0305-7410 . 653688 . 714–719 . 23 January 2024.
8. Web site: 陈衡哲：创造5个第一的中国奇女子，自强不息，从不愿寄附于丈夫. 19 December 2019. 2024-01-21 . www.toutiao.com. ja.
9. Web site: AAUW State College celebrates a century of advancing equity for women . Centre Daily Times . 4 February 2016 . 23 January 2024.
10. Book: Dai, Wusan. A New Phase of Systematic Development of Scientific Theories in China: History of Science and Technology in China Volume 4. Xiaoyuan. Jiang. 23 January 2021. Springer. 379–413. 23 January 2024. Springer Link. 10.1007/978-981-15-7844-1_12.
11. Web site: 经典诵读 《天工开物》（一） . 2024-01-21 . Weixin Official Accounts Platform.