| Otto Franke | |
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Commemorative plaque for Otto Franke at his birth house in Gernrode.
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| Born |
September 27, 1863 Gernrode, Anhalt-Dessau, German Confederation |
| Died | August 5, 1946 (aged 82) Berlin, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chinese history |
| Institutions | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Otto Franke (27 September 1863 – 5 August 1946, Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a renowned German sinologist and historian of China. He wrote the 5-volume Geschichte des Chinesischen Reiches (History of the Chinese State), published between 1932 and 1952.