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Owen Lattimore — Part 1
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additional infowantion concoming his oarly edu
months in ths Division of faathropology at Harvard Univorsitye
This gave him somo academic affiliations.
Ait a Inter date in 1946, subjects LATTIMORE provided the followins
ection and travols
LATTIUORE first entcred China when he was loss than one yoor old,
his fathor hud entirod thse educational service of tha Chincsoa
Gevernment ag 2 Professor at Manyang Jolloge, Shenghaie In 1905,
his father was aopainted a Professor at She Chihlia Provincial
Colleg3. His first business positien was as a clerk in the 4Amhold
Company, Ltd., in Tientsin, China. In 1922, he bocama a sub-oditor
of the weekly edition of the Feiping wd Ticntsin Times. In 1922
he rajoined the frahold Coupany as manager cf thoir insurance do-
partment. In 1925, he first visited Inner Hongoliae In 1926,
he resigned from the Jjirniold Company and marricd ELEMWIOR UOLGATE
at Tiosntsin, Chinae Thsy have one child, named DAVID, born in
Peiping, Chias in 19351. -
In 1926 when the first berxinnings of the Chinose Civil ‘lr como
to light, LATTIMORES traveled to Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan.
His wife traveled through Siberia to join him in Sinking in 1327,
but .t that time he was wiahle to gut a Soviet vise to pass thr rough
Siberia. In the spring snd summer of 1927, he atd his wife traveled
by horseback throughout the Uimalayan and Hongolicn regions of China.
In the winter of 1927-1 326, he traveled by way of India to Italy und
spent the balance of his time in Rome writing his first book. In
1928-29, he returned to the United States, the first visit to his
native oomtry since he was less than one voar old. Ne then spent
six months nt Unrvard in erenarstion for Lis Manchuricn travels
under the S5RC fcollowship.
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In 1930-31, on a Harvard-Yienching Fellowship, he lived in Poiping,
writing o book on Hanchuria ond studying Chinese history and the
tiongol language. He continued these studies in 1921-33 under a
Gugzenheinm Fellowship. He also traveled in Inncr Mongolia and lived
with the Hongols.
In 1933, he witnessed tho Japanese conquest of Jchol Provinec. A189
10727 ha a rin Theat e. 1 ana 4aataad tha aetna? af
in ava, nd returmad to Wils Slav States aka JO thy iQ Gls Sash OL
the lastitut te of Pacific Relations us cditar of its joumal “Pacific
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Affairs". In the latter capacity, he retursod to Poiping in
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