Fei Xiaotong

Fei Xiaotong ( ?孝通) (November 2, 1910-April 24, 2005) was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist. Considered by some as one of China's finest and most prominent sociologists and anthropologists, his works on these subjects were instrumental in laying a solid foundation for the development of sociological and anthropological studies in China, as well as in introducing social and cultural phenomena of China to the international community. His last post before his death in 2005 was as Professor of Sociology at Peking University.

Awards

• Malinowski Prize of the International Applied Anthropology Association
• Huxley Memorial Medal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
• 1988: Encyclopædia Britannica Prize in New York
• 1993: USA and Asian Cultural Prize in Fukuoka, Japan
• Doctor of Letters degree, honoris causa by the University of Hong Kong
• Doctor of Social Science degree, honoris causa by University of East Asia, Macau