Francis Woodman Cleaves, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Woodman Cleaves

American orientalist historian. mongolist and sinologist

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1995

Profession: writer, historian, orientalist, sinologist, mongolist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Francis Woodman Cleaves (born in Boston in 1911 and died in New Hampshire on December 31, 1995) was a Sinologist, linguist, and historian who taught at Harvard University, and was the founder of Sino-Mongolian studies in America.
He is well known for his translation of The Secret History of the Mongols.