Tan Qixiang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tan Qixiang

Chinese historian

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1911

Place of Birth: Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1992

Profession: historian, cartographer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Tan Qixiang (Chinese: ???; 25 February 1911 - 28 August 1992) was a Chinese geographer and historian who is considered a founder of the field of historical geography in Modern China.
His magnum opus, the eight-volume The Historical Atlas of China, was published between 1982 and 1988.
He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1981.