Timothy Light (born 1938; Chinese: 黎天睦; pinyin: Lí Tíanmù) is an American sinologist.
[1] A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Light is a scholar in East Asian languages and literature.
Light's academic career began at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he held several teaching and administrative positions from 1960 to 1971.
He was a faculty member and director of the East Asia Study Center at the University of Arizona between 1974 and 1980.
[3] Light has contributed funds to Democratic candidates and causes[4] including $75,000[5] to Michigan State Representative Robert Jones' PAC.