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Denis Twitchett

Denis C. Twitchett, English historian and scholar (died 2006)

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Born
September 23, 1925
Died
February 24, 2006
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1925

About Denis Twitchett

Denis Crispin Twitchett was a British Sinologist and historian, and is well known as one of the co-editors of The Cambridge History of China. Geelan) The Times Atlas of China (London: The Times Publishing Company Ltd., 1974) Twitchett was the expert who helped create the China maps for The Times Atlas of World History (first published in 1979). Having won a scholarship to read Geography in 1943 while still a school pupil, he then took up his place at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, whence he graduated with a first-class degree in Oriental Studies in 1950. Fairbank (who taught at Harvard) began plans for the first comprehensive history of China to be published in the English language.

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Denis Twitchett timeline

  1. Having won a scholarship to read Geography in 1943 while still a school pupil, he then took up his place at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, whence he graduated with a first-class degree in Oriental Studies in 1950.
  2. Geelan) The Times Atlas of China (London: The Times Publishing Company Ltd., 1974) Twitchett was the expert who helped create the China maps for The Times Atlas of World History (first published in 1979).

The world when Denis Twitchett was born

Denis Twitchett was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Denis Twitchett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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