Jessica Rawson

Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, DBE, DLitt, FBA (born 20 January 1943) is an English academic. She is the Warden of Merton College (1994-), Professor of Chinese Art and Archaeology (since 2000) and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (since 2006) at Oxford University. Primarily an art historian, Rawson's academic background is in Sinology (the study of China), with a particular research focus on the Cosmology of the Han period (206 BC-AD 220) and its relation t... more

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  • Jan 20, 1943 (age 66 years)
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