G. William Skinner

George William Skinner
George William Skinner
Born	February 14, 1925; Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 2008 (aged 83); Davis, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Deep Springs College; Cornell University;
Known for	Physiographic macroregions of China, Model of the Chinese standard marketing area
Spouse	Susan L. Mann
	Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology of China; Anthropology of Southeast Asia (especially Overseas Chinese, Indonesia and Thailand); China Studies;
Institutions	Cornell University; Columbia University; Stanford University; University of California, Davis;
Doctoral advisor	Lauriston Sharp
Doctoral students	Norma Diamond, P. Steven Sangren, Stevan Harrell
Other notable students	Katherine Verdery, Helen Siu, Steven Mosher

George William Skinner (simplified Chinese: 施坚雅; traditional Chinese: 施堅雅; February 14, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American anthropologist and scholar of China. Skinner was a proponent of the spatial approach to Chinese history, as explained in his Presidential Address to the Association for Asian Studies in 1984. He often referred to his approach as "regional analysis," and taught the use of maps as a key class of data in ethnography.

George William Skinner
Born	(1925-02-14)February 14, 1925 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 2008(2008-10-26) (aged 83) Davis, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Deep Springs College Cornell University
Known for	Physiographic macroregions of China, Model of the Chinese standard marketing area
Spouse	Susan L. Mann
Scientific career
Fields	Anthropology of China Anthropology of Southeast Asia (especially Overseas Chinese, Indonesia and Thailand) China Studies
Institutions	Cornell University Columbia University Stanford University University of California, Davis
Doctoral advisor	Lauriston Sharp
Doctoral students	Norma Diamond, P. Steven Sangren, Stevan Harrell
Other notable students	Katherine Verdery, Helen Siu, Steven Mosher