Porkert, Manfred, 1933 (sinologist and scholar of traditional Chinese medicine)
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence with Dr. Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany, about his translation of the 《中醫學概論》 [Chung I Hsueh Kai Lun / Zhong Yi Xue Gai Lun], and related document, 1961-03-22 - 1962-10-19
The correspondence comprises 3 letters from Porkert; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham. The related document is a copy of a letter from Needham to Prof. Dr. Werner Leibbrand of the Institute for the History of Medicine, University of Munich, Germany, backing Porkert's work.
Correspondence with Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany about his work on Sung Taoism and alchemy and other matters, 1960-06-07 - 1960-11-14
Other matters discussed include the ' definition of science'; 'material immortality';
Correspondence with Prof. Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany, about his books 'China -Konstanten im Wandel' and Klinische chinesische Pharmakologie' and other matters, and related documents, 1979-01-22 - 1980-11-27
The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Porkert; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham.
Other matters discussed include the German Society for Chinese Medicine; a conference of the Europe-China Association in Oxford at which Porkert will lecture; progress of 'Science and Civilisation in China' project.
The related documents comprise 2 leaflets and 1 information sheet about the German Society for Chinese Medicine.
Cutting of a review by Manfred Porkert published in 'Sinologica', (Vol. 9, No. 2), 1967
Many of the reviews came to Joseph Needham via Cambridge University Press and are accompanied by an explanatory compliments slip.
Cuttings of a review by Manfred Porkert published in 'Kritik', (Germany), 1961-03
Joseph Needham has noted that this is a 'rev. of first 3 vols.'.
Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by Manfred Porkert on 'Concepts of Chinese Medicine', given at the 29th International Congress of Oriental Studies, Paris, 1973, 1973
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Letter from John J. Kao [高健 / Kao Chien / Gao Jian] of the School of Medicine, Yale University, U.S.A., about Chinese literature on dream interpretation and other matters, 1975-01-01
Other matters discussed include the possibility of a visit to Cambridge; the work of Manfred Porkert.
Letter from Prof. Manfred Porkert of the Institut für Ostasienkunde, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, Munich, Germany, accompanying information on the 'International Normative Dictionary of Chinese Medicine', and copy of Joseph Needham's reply, 1990-01-08 - 1990-06-20
The information comprises a 'General Presentation' of the project; information about 'The International Editorial Commission'.
Letter from Prof. Manfred Porkert of the University of Munich, Germany, thanking Joseph Needham for a copy of 'Celestial Lancets' and discussing receipt of volumes in the 'Science and Civilisation in China' series, 1980-12-12
The material was found in Joseph Needham's room at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge, following his death in 1995.
'Porkertology 74': Medical and natural philosophy, technical terms and translation problems, 1970 - 1985-06-28
The documents relate to the work of Manfred Porkert of Munich, Germany, and his interpretation of the terms of traditional Chinese medicine. Most are connected with Joseph Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen's review article of Porkert's 'Theoretical Foundations of Chinese Medicine', (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1974), (a translation of the original 'Die Theoretischen Grundlagen der chinesischen Medizin', (Wiesbaden, 1973).
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