Frederick W. Mote

Frederick W. Mote
Born(1922-06-02)June 2, 1922
Plainview, Nebraska, United States
DiedFebruary 10, 2005(2005-02-10) (aged 82)
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Alma materUniversity of Nanjing
University of Washington (Ph.D. 1954)
Scientific career
FieldsChinese history
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisorFranz H. Michael
Doctoral studentsGilbert Rozman Peter Lighte
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese牟復禮
Simplified Chinese牟复礼

Frederick Wade "Fritz" Mote (June 2, 1922 – February 10, 2005) was an American sinologist and a professor of History at Princeton University for nearly 50 years. His research and teaching interests focused on China during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. In collaboration with Denis C. Twitchett and John K. Fairbank he helped create The Cambridge History of China, a monumental (though still incomplete) history of China.


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