Chih-Tsing Hsia, born on January 11, 1921 in Soochow, China, is Professor Emeritus of Chinese, Columbia University. Dr. Hsia received BA in English from University of Shanghai in 1942, and MA and Ph.D. in English from Yale University in 1949 and 1951 respectively. He served as research associate and later research fellow, Yale University (1951-55)m visiting Lecturer in Chinese, University of Michigan 1955-56, Professor of English, Huston-Tillotson College (Austin, Texas), 1956-57, Associate professor of English, State University College(Potsdam, New York), 1957-61, Associate professor of Chinese, University of Pittsburgh, 1961-62, Associate professor of Chinese, Columbia University, 1962-1968, and Professor of Chinese, Columbia University, 1969-91. He retired in 1991.
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Dr. Hsia is a prolific writer and a literary giant. He has published 14 books and some140 articles. His most important books are: A History of Modern Chinese Fiction (Yale University Press, 1961; 2nd ed., 1971) and The Classic Chinese Novel: A Critical Introduction (Columbia University Press, 1968, Indiana University Press, 1980). The former has Chinese translation; the latter has been translated into Chinese and German. These are his two pieces of solid scholarship and the best study in Chinese novels. Dr. Hsia received many awards, including Fulbright-Hays Fellowship (1966-67), J.S. Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (1969-70), Senior Fellowship for Independent Study and Research, National Endowment for the Humanities (1982-83). Dr. Hsia is married to Della Wang. They have two daughters: Joyce and Natalic.