#1Writing & Arts
David Shepherd Nivison
1923–2014American sinologist and historian
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Famous people · Farmingdale
David Shepherd Nivison is the only name on the Farmingdale list
The American sinologist and historian David Shepherd Nivison was born in 1923. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. 7 languages have an article about them. Next door, the list for Gardiner holds 20, John R. Swanton first.
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David Shepherd Nivison
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1923
David Shepherd Nivison
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Photo credits (6)
- David Shepherd Nivison: White whirlwind, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Swanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frank Stevens: Originally uploaded by Mr Curly (Transferred by Orlodrim), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons