Milena Doleželová-Velingerová

Milena Doleželová-Velingerová
Born(1932-02-08)February 8, 1932
DiedOctober 20, 2012(2012-10-20) (aged 80)
Alma materCharles University in Prague
Scientific career
FieldsChinese literature
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
University of Michigan
Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisorJaroslav Průšek
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǐ Liènà
Wade–GilesMi Lieh-na

Milena Doleželová-Velingerová (February 8, 1932 – October 20, 2012) was a renowned Czech sinologist. Having studied with Jaroslav Průšek in Prague and Wu Xiaoling 吳曉鈴 in Peking, she left Prague in 1968 after the Soviet invasion, and made her later career at the University of Toronto. After retirement in 1996, she continued to publish widely.

Milena Doleželová-Velingerová received her M.A. degree from the Charles University in Prague in 1955 and her Ph.D. degree from the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1964.