Liu Ts'ui-jung (; born 5 December 1941) is a Taiwanese historian. Born in 1941, Liu attended National Changhua Girls' Senior High School in her hometown of

Changhua Changhua (Hokkien POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. For many centuries the site was h ...

. She graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in history in 1963, and commenced graduate study at NTU, earning her first master's degree in 1966. Liu worked as a research fellow at

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

until receiving a scholarship from the

Harvard–Yenching Institute The Harvard–Yenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing higher education in Asia in the humanities and social sciences, with special attention to the study of Asian culture. It traditionally had close ties to Harvard ...

. She earned a second master's degree, followed by a doctorate at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. Liu returned to Academia Sinica after finishing her doctoral studies. She has taught as an associate professor at Soochow University and NTU, where she was promoted to full professor in 1980. Liu held several visiting fellowships and professorships throughout her career. She was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 1996, and remained a research fellow there until 2015. Liu was elected a board member of the

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF; ) is a private nonprofit organization located in Taipei, Taiwan, that provides support for research grants on Chinese studies in the humanities and social sciences at over ...

in 2000, and appointed one of three vice presidents of the Academia Sinica under Wong Chi-huey in 2006, alongside

Andrew H. J. Wang Andrew Wang or Wang Hui-jun (; born 29 November 1945), usually cited as Andrew H. J. Wang, is a Taiwanese biochemist. Biography Wang was raised in Chiayi, and earned a bachelor's and master's degree from National Taiwan University in 1967 and 19 ...

and Liu Chao-han. In March 2013, Liu lost NT$20 million in a case of telephone fraud.

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