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Otto Franke (sinologist)

Otto Franke
Gedenktafel Otto Franke.jpg
Commemorative plaque for Otto Franke at his birth house in Gernrode.
Born (1863-09-27)September 27, 1863
Gernrode, Anhalt-Dessau, German Confederation
Died August 5, 1946(1946-08-05) (aged 82)
Berlin, Germany
Alma mater University of Freiburg
Scientific career
Fields Chinese history
Institutions Humboldt University of Berlin

Otto Franke (27 September 1863 – 5 August 1946, Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a renowned German sinologist and historian of China. He wrote the 5-volume Geschichte des Chinesischen Reiches (History of the Chinese State), published between 1932 and 1952.


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