Shih Shou-chien

Shih Shou-chien
石守謙
Shih in 2015
Director of the National Palace Museum
In office
20 May 2004  25 January 2006
Preceded byTu Cheng-sheng
Succeeded byLin Mun-lee
Personal details
Born (1951-06-08) 8 June 1951
Taiwan
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA, MA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese石守謙
Simplified Chinese石守谦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí Shǒuqiān

Shih Shou-chien (Chinese: 石守謙; born 8 June 1951) is a Taiwanese art historian, archaeologist, and academic who served as the director of the National Palace Museum from 2004 to 2006. He is a professor at National Taiwan University and a member of Academia Sinica.