Yu-kung Kao, 1929-2016

A leading scholar who brought his deep knowledge of Chinese literature with him to the US – and then back to China and Taiwan – has died

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December 8, 2016

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February 16, 2017

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Obituary: Yu-kung Kao, 1929-2016

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