Anthony E. Clark

Anthony Eugene Clark (born 12 March 1967) is an American Sinologist, historian, and writer who has authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications in the fields of Sino-Western, Sino-Missionary, and ancient Chinese history.

Cyril and Methodius, he studied and taught Chinese martial arts such as Yang Style Tai Chi and 7-Star Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu from 1979 until 1995.

[6] He began his advanced studies of classical Sinology under Stephen W. Durrant, a scholar on the Han dynasty historian, Sima Qian, at the University of Oregon in 1995.

[7] Clark's scholarly interest while studying at Oregon centered on the early Han dynasty historian, Ban Gu,[8] and also on the history of Sino-Western interactions, especially in the area of Roman Catholic missionary exchange with Chinese intellectuals during the late Qing.

[12] After receiving his first appointment at The University of Alabama in 2005, Clark published his first book on Han dynasty historiography, and turned to his main scholarly focus, which is the history of Christian missions in China.

Clark was also awarded research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS) and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCK), to prepare his book, Heaven in Conflict: Franciscans and the Boxer Uprising in Shanxi, while at Minzu University of China (MUC) in Beijing, China, from 2012 to 2013.