KristoferSchipper, born in Sweden in 1934, was originally from the Netherlands. His wife Yuan Bingling is from Ningde, Fujian, and his daughter Shi Xinyun. Kristofer Schipper, who is proficient in eight languages, is one of the three largest sinologists in Europe. He has successively obtained a doctorate from the French Institute for Advanced Studies and a doctorate from French national literature. He has successively served as a researcher at the French Institute for Far East Studies, a special professor at the French Institute for Advanced Studies, a China Professor of History at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and an academician of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. At present, Kristofer Schipper is the director of World Civilization Research Center and Xiguan Library.
He is a well-respected Taoist.
Kristofer Schipper's famous saying is: Chinese culture is too serious to be left to the Chinese Alone. (The inheritance of China culture is a world event, and China people cannot bear it independently-Kristofer Schipper).
After China and France resumed friendly diplomatic relations in p>1979, he immediately set off for Beijing for research work. After more than 2 years, Kristofer Schipper traveled all over China, from Tibetan herdsmen to Fujian Hakkas, and made in-depth visits. In 21, Kristofer Schipper, who had traveled in China for 22 years, finally stopped in Fuzhou and was employed by Fuzhou University, becoming one of the highest-level talents introduced locally.
In order to help China people know more about western culture, Kristofer Schipper established the World Civilization Research Center of Fuzhou University in 23, which also has a unique name-Xiguan Library. Kristofer Schipper hopes to build Xiguan Library into the center of 1, important western classics in 1 years. Kristofer Schipper and his wife donated more than 2, books to Xiguan Library. These 2,-odd volumes of English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Latin and other Spanish cultural classics cover an unusually wide area, and most of them are Kristofer Schipper's personal collections, some of which are rare books since the 16th century, and even more, they are Kristofer Schipper's favorite things.
In p>24, Shi Zhou's ten years' painstaking research on Taoist culture was published, which is the latest masterpiece of Taoist studies in the world and won the highest honor of foreign experts in China-Friendship Award. In 25, the French President awarded Kristofer Schipper an honorary knighthood.
On November 23rd, 25, Kristofer Schipper obtained the permanent residency in China. This is undoubtedly the highest recognition for a "foreigner" who loves China culture.
From July 26th to 29th, 29, "The First Working Conference of the International Academic Committee for the Study and Translation of The Five Classics" was held in Beijing Xiangshan Hotel.