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Rafe de Crespigny

Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny
Born1936 (age 87–88)
Adelaide, Australia
Occupation(s)Sinologist, historian
AwardsCentenary Medal (2001)
Academic background
Education
  • B.A. Honours History Cambridge (1957)
  • M.A. History Cambridge (1961)
  • B.A. Honours Chinese ANU (1962)
  • M.A. Oriental Studies Honours ANU (1964)
  • PhD Far Eastern History ANU (1968)
ThesisThe Development of the Chinese Empire in the South (1968)
Academic work
DisciplineSinology, Chinese history
Sub-disciplineHistory, geography, and literature of the Han dynasty
Notable works
  • Northern Frontier: The Policies and Strategy of the Later Han Empire (1984)
  • Imperial Warlord: A Biography of Cao Cao 155-220 AD (2010)

Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny (born 1936),[1] also known by his Chinese name Zhang Leifu (Chinese: 張磊夫), is an Australian sinologist and historian. He is an adjunct professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. He specialises in the history, geography, and literature of the Han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material concerning the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

  1. ^ Rafe de Crespigny. (2014). In Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. Accessed 7 May 2018.

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