| 词条 | John Dragon Young |
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| name = John Dragon Young | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = November 5, 1949 | birth_place = Beijing | death_date = {{Death-date and age|November 5, 1996|November 5, 1949}} | death_place = Hong Kong | nationality = Hong Kong and United States | other_names = | known_for = Historian | occupation = }} John Dragon Young (1949–1996) was a scholar of Chinese history and Hong Kong politician. Early life and educationYoung was born in Beijing to an academic family whose members have included Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. After the Communists took over Beijing his family fled to Hong Kong where he received his primary and secondary education. He then went to the United States for his tertiary education, earning his B.A. at California State University at Hayward.[1] He earned his Ph.D at University of California at Davis in 1976,[2] his dissertation was later revised and published as 'Confucianism and Christianity: the First Encounter' (1983). PoliticsYoung successfully ran for a seat on the Sha Tin (New Territories) 新界沙田 District Council in 1988. Later he stood as an independent in the 1991 elections for the Kowloon Central constituency of the Hong Kong Parliament but did not win a seat. His youngest daughter is the playwright Jingan Young author of FILTH (Failed in London, Try Hong Kong) the first English language play produced by the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Published works
References1. ^Jonathan Young (son) blog {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, John Dragon}}{{HongKong-politician-stub}}2. ^The Journal of Asian Studies MacPherson, Kerrie L. "John Dragon Young (1949-1996)". The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Feb., 1997), pp. 294–295. 8 : 1949 births|1996 deaths|United Democrats of Hong Kong politicians|Historians of China|Hong Kong Affairs Society politicians|District councillors of Sha Tin District|20th-century historians|University of California, Davis alumni |
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