Denis C. Twitchett

Denis Crispin Twitchett ( born September 23, 1925 in London, † 24 February 2006 in Cambridge ) was a British sinologist.

Twitchett was 1954-1956 Lecturer at the University of London, then from 1956 to 1960 at the University of Cambridge. He held the chair of Sinology in London ( 1960-68 ), Cambridge ( 1968-80 ) and Princeton ( 1980-94 ) holds. From 1967 he was a member of the British Academy.