Age, Biography and Wiki

Hellmut Wilhelm was born on 10 December, 1905 in Qingdao, Kiautschou Bay concession, German Empire, is a Hellmut Wilhelm was Sinologist. Discover Hellmut Wilhelm's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 10 December, 1905
Birthday 10 December
Birthplace Qingdao, Kiautschou Bay concession, German Empire
Date of death 5 June, 1990
Died Place Seattle, Washington, United States
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 10 December. He is a member of famous with the age 84 years old group.

Hellmut Wilhelm Height, Weight & Measurements

At 84 years old, Hellmut Wilhelm height not available right now. We will update Hellmut Wilhelm's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Hellmut Wilhelm Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hellmut Wilhelm worth at the age of 84 years old? Hellmut Wilhelm’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Hellmut Wilhelm's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

Hellmut Wilhelm Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1905

Hellmut Wilhelm (10 December 1905 – 5 July 1990) was a German Sinologist known for his studies of both Chinese literature and Chinese history.

Wilhelm was an expert on the ancient Chinese divination text I Ching (Yi jing), which he believed to represent the essence of Chinese thought.

He also produced one of the most widely used German-Chinese dictionaries of the 20th century.

He held teaching positions at Peking University and the University of Washington.

Wilhelm's father, Richard Wilhelm, was also a noted Sinologist, and held the first chair of Sinology at the University of Frankfurt.

Hellmut Wilhelm was born on 10 December 1905 in the Chinese city of Qingdao, which was then a German enclave due to the Kiautschou Bay concession of 1891.

Wilhelm was the third son of the German missionary and sinologist Richard Wilhelm.

His early education in China coincided with the Xinhai Revolution, when the Qing dynasty was overthrown and China moved toward republican government, and he was intimately familiar with the Chinese intellectual world of that era.

1914

When Qingdao was occupied by the Japanese Army, Japan having declared war on Germany in 1914 at the beginning of World War I, Wilhelm's parents sent him to live with friends in Shanghai for his safety.

Following the war's conclusion, Wilhelm's family returned to Germany, where his father became the first chair of Sinology at the University of Frankfurt.

Wilhelm first attended a preparatory school in Stuttgart, then began studying at the University of Frankfurt, where he also served as his father's assistant.

He later attended Kiel University and the University of Grenoble, studying law and political science.

1928

He passed the German Staatsexamen ("State Examination") in law in 1928.

1930

After his father's death in 1930, Wilhelm decided to continue his father's work in ancient Chinese literature and pursue a career in Chinese scholarship.

Wilhelm pursued graduate study in Chinese at the University of Berlin.

1932

He wrote a dissertation on Ming dynasty scholar Gu Yanwu, receiving a doctorate in 1932.

1940

During the early 1940s, Wilhelm would frequently give lectures on Chinese history and thought to the German-speaking community in Beijing.

1944

In 1944, Wilhelm published a set of lectures on the ancient Chinese classic Yi Jing entitled Die Wandlung: Acht Vorträge zum I-Ging – subsequently translated into English as Change: Eight Lectures on the I Ching – which have become the most widely read introduction to the Yi Jing in a Western language.

1948

Wilhelm then returned to China, where he lived and worked in Beijing until 1948.

He taught German language and literature at Peking University and produced the Deutsch-Chinesische Wörterbuch, a well-known German-Chinese dictionary.

In 1948, Wilhelm moved to the United States to take up a position as a professor of Chinese at the University of Washington, where he taught until he was forced to retire in 1971 due to eye problems that affected his vision and reading abilities.

He authored dozens of articles and manuscripts, and was a key figure in establishing the Far Eastern and Russian Institute.

A collection that includes documents relating to his life, photographs, and manuscripts of his scientific work on Gu Yanwu and the Yi Jing can be found in the German Exiles Archive of the German National Library.