John DeFrancis, 1911-2009: You Can't Do That Anymore – General
bokane.org — Excellent obit for sinologist extraordinaire John DeFrancis. DeFrancis was not the kind of scholar to stay holed up in his study he, "dodged warring armies by stealing twelve hundred miles down the bandit-infested Yellow River on an inflated sheepskin raft," and wrote several hugely influential texts in the process














I didn't see the date on this post until the end -- fantastic read, even if nearly a year past its posting. Brendan is easily one of the best writers in the Sinosphere.
John DeFrancis: brilliant man.