An Zuozhang

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'''An Zuozhang''' (; January 1927 – 20 February 2019) was a Chinese historian specialized in ancient Chinese history and the history of [[Shandong]]. A lifelong professor of [[Shandong Normal University]], he was considered in China as a leading expert in the history of [[Qin dynasty|Qin]] and [[Han dynasty|Han]] dynasties.

== Biography ==
An was born in January 1927 in [[Cao County]], [[Shandong]], Republic of China. After graduating from the Department of History of [[Cheeloo University]] in 1951, he served as a faculty member in the history department of [[Shandong Normal University]] until his death. From 1985 to 1989 he also served as Director of the university's Research Institute of Ancient Documents.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

In 1954, two of his papers, on the military colonies and agricultural officials of the [[Western Han]] dynasty, respectively, were published in the influential national newspaper ''[[Guangming Daily]]'', a rare feat for a 27-year-old historian.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

An published more than 100 academic papers and more than 30 books. A number of them, including ''A Draft History of Qin and Han Officialdom'' (秦汉官制史稿), ''Biography of Liu Bang'' (刘邦评传), ''A Cultural History of Chinese Canals'' (中国运河文化史), ''General History of Shandong'' (山东通史), ''General Cultural History of Shandong'' (齐鲁文化通史), and ''General History of Chinese Acrobatic Art'' (中华杂技艺术通史), were awarded the Shandong Provincial Social Science Research Prize (First Class).<ref name=":0" />

An was considered in China as a leading expert in the history of [[Qin dynasty|Qin]] and [[Han dynasty|Han]] dynasties.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He was recognized by the Government of Shandong as a "top provincial expert", and was awarded a special pension by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council of China]].<ref name=":0" /> He was elected a delegate to the [[13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China]].<ref name=":1" />

On 20 February 2019, An died of a heart attack at the age of 92.<ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Chinese historians]]
[[Category:21st-century Chinese historians]]
[[Category:Historians of China]]
[[Category:Shandong Normal University faculty]]
[[Category:People from Heze]]
[[Category:Historians from Shandong]]
[[Category:History of Shandong]]

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