Shih Shou-chien

Shih Shou-chien
石守謙
President of National Palace Museum
In office
20 May 2004 – 25 January 2006
Preceded by Tu Cheng-sheng
Succeeded by Lin Mun-lee
Personal details
Born (1951-06-08) June 8, 1951
Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Residence Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Princeton University
Occupation scholar, writer, professor
Profession History
Shih Shou-chien
Traditional Chinese 石守謙
Simplified Chinese 石守谦

Shih Shou-chien (Chinese: 石守謙; born June 8, 1951) is a Taiwanese scholar, writer, and professor at National Taiwan University. He served as President of National Palace Museum from May 2004 to January 2006.[1][2] He is an academician of Academia Sinica.

Life and career

Shih Shou-chien was born in Taiwan on June 8, 1951. He graduated from National Taiwan University as well as Princeton University. He studied the Chinese art history under Wen Fong, a noted Chinese-American art historian.[3] He was a professor at National Taiwan University in 1990, becoming director of the Institute of Art History in 1991. In May 2000 Executive Yuan appointed he as Vice-President of National Palace Museum. After this office was terminated in May 2004, he was promoted to President position, serving until January 2006. He is a researcher at Academia Sinica since 2006, and he was elected an academician in July 2012.

References

  1. ↑ 台湾检方起诉前故宫院长石守谦等贪污并求处重刑. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2009-08-25.
  2. ↑ 石守谦谈中国画的帝王品味与文人趣味. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-11-30.
  3. ↑ 石守谦：宋画是东方的“文艺复兴”. artron.net (in Chinese). 2014-11-20.
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