Victor H Mair, professor of Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania, died in late June this year (2026).  He politely answered my occasional email, encouraged my studies of Turkish, and, although I never mentioned it to him, was a role model to me because of his bold, multidisciplinary approach to “sinology.” At various times in his … Continue reading Victor H Mair: Passing of a Scholar who Endowed “Sinologist” with New Meaning →