He nonetheless studied with the eminent historian Chen Yinke, who supervised his thesis. As an undergraduate, he would have preferred to study liberal arts, but because of his father's preference, he entered the department of economics. Yang entered Tsinghua University in 1933 and studied in the department of economics, graduating in 1937. Elected Academician, Academia Sinica (1959).Harvard University: Far Eastern Languages and Cultures Department (later renamed the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures), Associate Professor (1947 - 1958) Harvard University Professor Department of Far Eastern Languages and Cultures(1958 -1980) Harvard Yenching Chinese History Professor (1965 -1980) Harvard University Professor emeritus (1980 -1990).He was the first full-time historian of China at Harvard and a prolific scholar specializing in China's economic history. Yang, was a Chinese-American sinologist and professor at Harvard University. Yang Lien-sheng ( Chinese: 楊聯陞 July 26, 1914 – November 16, 1990) who often wrote under the name L.S.
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