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...
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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 to tombs and their decoration. Educated at New Hall, Cambridge and the University of London, Rawson began her career in the civil service before moving into academia. Between 1976 and 1994 Rawson served as Deputy Keeper and then Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum, before being elected Warden of Merton College. She has recently curated an exhibition entitled China: The Three Emperors, 1662–1795 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Rawson is a Fellow of the British Academy, a member of the Scholars' Council...
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