David Emil Mungello (born 1943) is an American historian on the cultural interaction between Europe and China since 1550.
He has written on the introduction of Christianity into China and the reception of Confucianism into Europe.
[1] He is recognized as one of the leading modern authorities on the Jesuit missions in China.
[2] He has also written on the history of queer Western men in China.
in Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969, and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973.