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Peter A. Boodberg

January 01, 1970

Peter Alexis Boodberg (born Pyotr Alekseyevich Budberg; 8 April 1903 – 29 June 1972) was a Russian-American scholar, linguist, and sinologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley for 40 years. Boodberg was influential in 20th century developments in the studies of the development of Chinese characters, Chinese philology, and Chinese historical phonology. He has been described as "one of the most original and commanding scholars" of the 20th century.[1]

Peter A. Boodberg
Пётр Алексеевич Будберг
Peter Boodberg (c. 1938)
Born(1903-04-08)8 April 1903
Vladivostok, Russian Empire
Died29 June 1972(1972-06-29) (aged 69)
Berkeley, California, United States
NationalityRussian, Baltic German
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsChinese language, history; Altaic languages
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Notable studentsWilliam Boltz, Richard Mather, Edward Schafer, Fr. Paul Serruys
Chinese name
Chinese卜弼德
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǔ Bìdé
Gwoyeu RomatzyhBuu Bihder
Wade–GilesPu3 Pi4-te2

Life and career edit

Peter Alexis Boodberg was born "Pyotr Alekseyevich Budberg" (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Будберг, Pjotr Alekséjevič Búdberg) on 8 April 1903 in Vladivostok, Russia, which was then still a part of the Russian Empire. The Budberg-Bönninghausen was a Baltic German noble family, originally from the district of Budberg [de] in Werl, that had lived in Estonia since the 13th century. After Russia annexed Estonia in 1721, they became a prominent diplomatic and military family in Imperial Russia. Boodberg's father, Aleksei Pavlovich Budberg (1869–1945), was a baron and the commanding general of the Russian forces in Vladivostok. His father's position ensured that Boodberg enjoyed a strong education in the Latin and Greek Classics and in the major European languages.[2] Budberg was a cadet at a military academy in St. Petersburg until the outbreak of World War I, when Budberg's parents sent him and his brother to Harbin, Manchuria, out of concern for their safety.[2] Budberg attended the Oriental Institute (now Far Eastern Federal University) in Vladivostok, where he studied Chinese, which he had begun learning as a teenager in Harbin, and learned several other Asiatic languages.[2]

The Budberg family fled Russia in 1920 due to the anti-aristocracy violence of the Bolshevik Revolution.[2] The family emigrated to the United States, changing their surname to Boodberg, and settled in San Francisco.[2] Boodberg enrolled as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a B.A. in Oriental Languages in 1924.[2] Boodberg continued studying at Berkeley as a graduate student, earning a Ph.D. in Oriental Languages in 1930 with a dissertation entitled "The Art of War in Ancient China: A Study Based on the Dialogues of Li, Duke of Wei."[3]

In 1932, Boodberg was hired to teach at Berkeley as an instructor in the Oriental Languages department. He was made an associate professor in 1937, Chairman of the department in 1940, and was promoted to full professor in 1948. Boodberg's scholarship won him Guggenheim Fellowships in 1938, 1956, and 1963. In 1963, Boodberg also became President of the American Oriental Society. He continued to teach until his death from a heart attack in 1972. Boodberg influenced several generations of sinologists, notably Edward H. Schafer, who wrote a long obituary article in the Journal of the American Oriental Society that was followed by a full bibliography by Alvin P. Cohen.

Boodberg's only child, Xenia Boodberg Lee (1927–2004), was a concert pianist based in the San Francisco Bay area.[4]

Selected works edit

Boodberg authored a large number of studies and manuscripts that he did not formally publish, instead simply circulating them primarily among his students and close colleagues. Additionally, he destroyed several manuscripts related to philology and Chinese frontier history in the years prior to his death.[5] The following are some of his better known published works.

  • Boodberg, Peter A. (1930). "The Art of War in Ancient China: A Study Based Upon the Dialogues of Li, Duke of Wei". Ph.D. dissertation (University of California, Berkeley).
  • ——— (1936). "The Language of the T'o-ba Wei". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 1 (2): 167–85. doi:10.2307/2717850. JSTOR 2717850.
  • ——— (1937). "Some Proleptical Remarks on the Evolution of Archaic Chinese". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 2 (3/4): 329–72. doi:10.2307/2717943. JSTOR 2717943.
  • ——— (1938). "Marginalia to the Histories of the Northern Dynasties". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 3 (3/4): 223–53. doi:10.2307/2717838. JSTOR 2717838.
  • ——— (1940). "'Ideography' or Iconolatry?". T'oung Pao. 35 (4): 266–88. doi:10.1163/156853239X00062.
  • ——— (1943). Exercises in Chinese Parallelism. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • ———; Chen, Shih-Hsiang (1948). Twenty-five Chinese Quatrains, with Vocabulary Exercises. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • ——— (1951). Introduction to Classical Chinese. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • ——— (1957). "Philological Notes on Chapter One of the Lao-tzu". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 20 (3/4): 598–618. doi:10.2307/2718364. JSTOR 2718364.
  • Cohen, Alvin P., ed. (1979). Selected Works of Peter A. Boodberg. Berkeley: University of California Press.

See also edit

References edit

Footnotes
  1. ^ Kroll, Paul W. (1980). "Review of Selected Works of". Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews. 2 (2): 271–273. doi:10.2307/823558. ISSN 0161-9705. JSTOR 823558.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Honey (2001), p. 288.
  3. ^ Schafer (1974), p. 1.
  4. ^ Bancroft Library, Russian emigré recollections: life in Russia and California : oral history transcript / 1979-1983 (University of California Libraries 1986): Vernon 27. via Internet Archive 
  5. ^ Cohen (1974), p. 12.
Works cited
  • Cohen, Alvin P. (1974). "Bibliography of Peter A. Boodberg". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 94 (1): 8–13. JSTOR 599725.
  • Honey, David B. (2001). Incense at the Altar: Pioneering Sinologists and the Development of Classical Chinese Philology. American Oriental Series. Vol. 86. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society. ISBN 978-0-940490-16-1.
  • Schafer, Edward H. (1974). "Peter A. Boodberg, 1903–1972". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 94 (1): 1–7. JSTOR 599725.

External links edit

  • University of California "In Memoriam" page, July 1975
  • Peter Boodberg and the ideographic myth

January 01, 1970
peter, boodberg, peter, alexis, boodberg, born, pyotr, alekseyevich, budberg, april, 1903, june, 1972, russian, american, scholar, linguist, sinologist, taught, university, california, berkeley, years, boodberg, influential, 20th, century, developments, studie. Peter Alexis Boodberg born Pyotr Alekseyevich Budberg 8 April 1903 29 June 1972 was a Russian American scholar linguist and sinologist who taught at the University of California Berkeley for 40 years Boodberg was influential in 20th century developments in the studies of the development of Chinese characters Chinese philology and Chinese historical phonology He has been described as one of the most original and commanding scholars of the 20th century 1 Peter A BoodbergPyotr Alekseevich BudbergPeter Boodberg c 1938 Born 1903 04 08 8 April 1903Vladivostok Russian EmpireDied29 June 1972 1972 06 29 aged 69 Berkeley California United StatesNationalityRussian Baltic GermanAlma materUniversity of California BerkeleyScientific careerFieldsChinese language history Altaic languagesInstitutionsUniversity of California BerkeleyNotable studentsWilliam Boltz Richard Mather Edward Schafer Fr Paul SerruysChinese nameChinese卜弼德TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinBǔ BideGwoyeu RomatzyhBuu BihderWade GilesPu3 Pi4 te2 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editPeter Alexis Boodberg was born Pyotr Alekseyevich Budberg Russian Pyotr Alekseevich Budberg Pjotr Aleksejevic Budberg on 8 April 1903 in Vladivostok Russia which was then still a part of the Russian Empire The Budberg Bonninghausen was a Baltic German noble family originally from the district of Budberg de in Werl that had lived in Estonia since the 13th century After Russia annexed Estonia in 1721 they became a prominent diplomatic and military family in Imperial Russia Boodberg s father Aleksei Pavlovich Budberg 1869 1945 was a baron and the commanding general of the Russian forces in Vladivostok His father s position ensured that Boodberg enjoyed a strong education in the Latin and Greek Classics and in the major European languages 2 Budberg was a cadet at a military academy in St Petersburg until the outbreak of World War I when Budberg s parents sent him and his brother to Harbin Manchuria out of concern for their safety 2 Budberg attended the Oriental Institute now Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok where he studied Chinese which he had begun learning as a teenager in Harbin and learned several other Asiatic languages 2 The Budberg family fled Russia in 1920 due to the anti aristocracy violence of the Bolshevik Revolution 2 The family emigrated to the United States changing their surname to Boodberg and settled in San Francisco 2 Boodberg enrolled as a student at the University of California Berkeley graduating with a B A in Oriental Languages in 1924 2 Boodberg continued studying at Berkeley as a graduate student earning a Ph D in Oriental Languages in 1930 with a dissertation entitled The Art of War in Ancient China A Study Based on the Dialogues of Li Duke of Wei 3 In 1932 Boodberg was hired to teach at Berkeley as an instructor in the Oriental Languages department He was made an associate professor in 1937 Chairman of the department in 1940 and was promoted to full professor in 1948 Boodberg s scholarship won him Guggenheim Fellowships in 1938 1956 and 1963 In 1963 Boodberg also became President of the American Oriental Society He continued to teach until his death from a heart attack in 1972 Boodberg influenced several generations of sinologists notably Edward H Schafer who wrote a long obituary article in the Journal of the American Oriental Society that was followed by a full bibliography by Alvin P Cohen Boodberg s only child Xenia Boodberg Lee 1927 2004 was a concert pianist based in the San Francisco Bay area 4 Selected works editBoodberg authored a large number of studies and manuscripts that he did not formally publish instead simply circulating them primarily among his students and close colleagues Additionally he destroyed several manuscripts related to philology and Chinese frontier history in the years prior to his death 5 The following are some of his better known published works Boodberg Peter A 1930 The Art of War in Ancient China A Study Based Upon the Dialogues of Li Duke of Wei Ph D dissertation University of California Berkeley 1936 The Language of the T o ba Wei Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 1 2 167 85 doi 10 2307 2717850 JSTOR 2717850 1937 Some Proleptical Remarks on the Evolution of Archaic Chinese Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 2 3 4 329 72 doi 10 2307 2717943 JSTOR 2717943 1938 Marginalia to the Histories of the Northern Dynasties Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 3 3 4 223 53 doi 10 2307 2717838 JSTOR 2717838 1940 Ideography or Iconolatry T oung Pao 35 4 266 88 doi 10 1163 156853239X00062 1943 Exercises in Chinese Parallelism Berkeley University of California Press Chen Shih Hsiang 1948 Twenty five Chinese Quatrains with Vocabulary Exercises Berkeley University of California Press 1951 Introduction to Classical Chinese Berkeley University of California Press 1957 Philological Notes on Chapter One of the Lao tzu Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 20 3 4 598 618 doi 10 2307 2718364 JSTOR 2718364 Cohen Alvin P ed 1979 Selected Works of Peter A Boodberg Berkeley University of California Press See also editList of Baltic German scientistsReferences editFootnotes Kroll Paul W 1980 Review of Selected Works of Chinese Literature Essays Articles Reviews 2 2 271 273 doi 10 2307 823558 ISSN 0161 9705 JSTOR 823558 a b c d e f Honey 2001 p 288 Schafer 1974 p 1 Bancroft Library Russian emigre recollections life in Russia and California oral history transcript 1979 1983 University of California Libraries 1986 Vernon 27 via Internet Archive nbsp Cohen 1974 p 12 Works cited Cohen Alvin P 1974 Bibliography of Peter A Boodberg Journal of the American Oriental Society 94 1 8 13 JSTOR 599725 Honey David B 2001 Incense at the Altar Pioneering Sinologists and the Development of Classical Chinese Philology American Oriental Series Vol 86 New Haven Connecticut American Oriental Society ISBN 978 0 940490 16 1 Schafer Edward H 1974 Peter A Boodberg 1903 1972 Journal of the American Oriental Society 94 1 1 7 JSTOR 599725 External links editUniversity of California In Memoriam page July 1975 Peter Boodberg and the ideographic myth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter A Boodberg amp oldid 1201714260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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