Crook, Isabel

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Name (Latin)
Crook, Isabel
Other forms of name
Yishabai
Date of birth
1915-12-15
Gender
female
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1915
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 39521135
Wikidata: Q69038901
Library of congress: n 79006360
Sources of Information
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1915)
  • Xinglong chang, 2013:title page (伊莎白 = Yishabai [chi rom.])
  • Her Revolution in a ... 1959.
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Wikipedia description:

Isabel Crook (née Brown Chinese: 饶素梅; pinyin: Ráo Sùméi; 15 December 1915 – 20 August 2023) was a Canadian-British anthropologist, political prisoner, and professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. A widely acclaimed pioneer of English language education in PR China and a witness to the profound transformations in modern Chinese history, Crook conducted anthropological studies in China and played an instrumental role in foreign language education in China.

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