F. K. Lehman (February 5, 1924In Memoriam: F.K. Lehman (F. K. L. U Chit Hlaing), 1924-2016. H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. – February 10, 2016; born Frederic Kris Lehman; also known by his Burmese name U Chit Hlaing, or sometimes as F. K. L. Chit Hlaing) was an American anthropologist and professor emeritus at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.Gatewood, John. 2007. Frederic Kris Lehman (U Chit Hlaing): Anthropologist and Teacher. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University. Widely known as one of the founding fathers of Burma studies in the United States,Schober, Juliane. The legacy of F. K. Lehman (F. K. L. U Chit Hlaing) for the study of religion and the secular in Burma. In: Journal of Burma Studies. 2011; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 43-58. he taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1952 until his retirement in 2009.
Early life Frederic Kris Lehman was born in 1924 in New York City. Born into a family of gem merchants, he spent his childhood in Calcutta, India and Lashio, Burma. In 1941, he returned to New York City.Schober, Juliane. Where to Begin? A Brief Intellectual Biography of F. K. Lehman (F. K. L. U Chit Hlaing) . The Journal of Burma Studies Vol. 15 No. 1 (2011), pp. 1–6. Center for Burma Studies, Northern Illinois University.
Education Lehman obtained a BA in mathematics (1949) from New York University and a PhD (1959) in Anthropology and Linguistics from Columbia University.F. K. L. Chit Hlaing (F. Kris Lehman) , Northern Illinois University.
Career Lehman taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1952 until his retirement in 2009 at the age of 85. He supervised dozens of graduate students at the University of Illinois. He conducted ethnographic research among many ethnic groups of Burma, including the Chin, Mizo (Lushai), Shan, Karen, Kayah, Burmese, Thai, and Yunnanese.
Lehman also played an instrumental role in the founding of the Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University.
Personal life F. K. Lehman married Sheila Geyer in New York City on September 10, 1956. They had two sons.Frederic Lehman. By The News-Gazette, Feb. 28, 2016.
Death Lehman died on February 10, 2016, at the age of 92.In Memoriam: F.K. Lehman (F. K. L. U Chit Hlaing) . Northern Illinois University.
Publications Lehman published more than 60 articles. He also published two monographs, which are:"Bibliography of F. K. Lehman’s Published Works." Journal of Burma Studies 15, no. 1 (2011): 59-67. doi:10.1353/jbs.2011.0007.
1963. The Structure of Chin Society. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. (2nd ed. 1981. Calcutta: Firma KLM for Tribal Research Centre.) 1967. “Kayah Society as a Function of the Shan-Burma-Karen Context.” In Contemporary Change in Traditional Societies, vol. 1, ed. J. H. Steward, 1–104. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
See also Burma studies Gordon Luce
References
External links Kris Lehman 2003 interview F. K. Lehman's Kuki-Chin bibliography on Wikibooks