| name | Leonard Blussé (Johan Leonard Blussé van Oud-Alblas ) |
| Chinese Name: | Bao Leshi 包乐史 |
| Home adress: | 1071 PK Amsterdam |
| The Netherlands | |
| Tel. (0)20-8467494 | |
| Mob (0) 624135360 | |
| Office: | History Department, Leiden University |
| P.O. Box 9515 | |
| 2300 RA Leiden | |
| The Netherlands | |
| Tel. (0)71-5272766 | |
| Office: J.L.Blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | |
| Home: vblus@upcmail.nl |
Education:
| 1965-1973 | Sinology, Leiden University |
| 1968-1969 | Student-assistant to Prof. dr. A.F.P. Hulsewé |
| 1970-1972 | Anthropology, National Taiwan University, (Chinese Government scholar-ship) |
| 1972-1975 | Research-assistant to Prof. dr. Hibino Takeo, History of the Overseas Chinese, Research Institute for the Humanities (Jimbun Kagaku kenkyujo), Kyoto University, (Mombusho grant) |
| 1986 | Doctorate, Leiden University |
Academic career:
| 1975-1976 | Manager Office of Indonesian Studies and coordinator of the historical research carried out in the framework of the Indonesian-Dutch cultural agreement, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land-, en Volkenkunde (KITLV), Leiden |
| 1977-1987 | Research officer and coordinator research on Asian History, Centre for the History of European Expansion (IGEER), Leiden University |
| 1978-1989 | Board member Coordination Committee Southeast Asia (WOTRO) |
| 1980 (autumn) | Visiting researcher, on the invitation of the Nanyang Research Institute, Xiamen University, China |
| 1981 (autumn) | Visiting research fellow, on the invitation of Shiryo Hensanjo (Historiographical Institute), Tokyo University, with a grant of Nihon Gakujitsu Shinkokai |
| 1987-1996 | Universitair Docent (Assistant Professor), Leiden University |
| 1991-1992 | Fulbright grant recipient and Research fellow at the Shelby Cullom Davis Center of Historical Studies, Princeton University |
| 1996-1998 | Universitair Hoofddocent¬ ( Associate Professor), History Depart¬ment, Leiden University |
| 1997-2004 | Board member International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden |
| 1998-2001 | KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences) Extraordinary Professor History of Asian- European Relations, IGEER/CNWS, Leiden University |
| 1999-2011 | Professor of Southeast Asian History, Nanyang Yanjiuyuan 南洋研究院 (National Research Institute Southeast Asian Studies) Xiamen University 厦门大学, China |
| 2000-01 | Research fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS), Wassenaar. |
| 2001- 2011 | Professor of History of Asian-European Relations, (History Department), Leiden University |
| 2003- | Member Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem. |
| 2004-2011 | Professor of Southeast Asian History, (Department of Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures), Leiden University |
| 2005- | Honorary Research Fellow, Toyo Bunko, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2005 | Bestowed with the Linschoten-Vereeniging Medal |
| 2005-06 | Erasmus Professor in Southeast Asian History, History Department, Harvard University |
| 2006 | Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau |
| 2010 | Elected member to the Academia Europaea. |
| 2012-2013 | Guest Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, Japan. |
| 2016 | Recipient of the National Special Book Award of China. |
| 2019 | Recipient of the Fukuoka Prize 2019. |
Teaching experience, areas and courses:
| 1. | Chinese history: analyzing and translating Ming and Ch’ing historical texts. Graduate (AIO courses) and undergraduate level (Sinological Institute) |
| 2. | Overseas history: (History Department) graduate seminars on |
| – European travel writing on Asia | |
| – Colonial literature (specifically Dutch colonial literature on the Netherlands Indies) | |
| – The intra-Asian shipping of the VOC | |
| – The colonization of Taiwan | |
| – Dutch-Japanese relations | |
| – The Far East and the emergence of Imperialism | |
| – War and Diplomacy in Asia in Early Modern Time | |
| – Opium in Southeast Asian History | |
| -The Dutch Consular Service in Asia during the second half of the nineteenth century | |
| – Regime Change in Southeast Asia (1780-1830) | |
| 3. | The history of European Expansion (1492-1950), special course for employees of the Royal Dutch Shell Company. The History of European Expansion (1492-1950), General introductory course Leiden University Indonesian History |
| 4. | History of the Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia (Sinological Institute) |
| 5. | Southeast Asian History (16th-19th centuries) |
| 6. | Initiator and co-organizer of the Crayenborgh Master Class for excellent students, Leiden History Department |
| Themes: | |
| – Nationalism and State Formation (1994) | |
| – A European Miracle? (1995) | |
| – Decline of Empires (1996) | |
| – Religion and Power (1997) | |
| – East and West (1998) | |
| – Revolt and Repression (1999) | |
| – Metropolis (2000) | |
| – War and Peace (2001) | |
| – Crime and Punishment (2002) | |
| – Biography (2003) | |
| – Factions and Federations (2004) | |
| – Europe and Islam (2005) | |
| – on sabbatical (2006) | |
| – Human Agency and the Natural Environment within the Context of Global History (2007) |
Other non-academic activities:
| 1969-1977 | Founder and secretary of Stichting Openlucht Binnenvaartmuseum, (Open Air Barge Museum Foundation), Rotterdam |
| 1975-1984 | Board member C.N.O. Foundation |
| 1992-2005 | Member Supervisory Board (Commissie van Toezicht), National Shipping Museum, Amsterdam |
| 1998-2002 | Member of the board of publications of the Prince Claus Foundation |
| 1998-2004 | Board member ISSCO, University of California at Berkeley |
| 1998-2005 | Board Member of the International Institute for Asian Studies, The Netherlands |
| 2003- | Member, Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem. |
| 2004 | Chairman supervisory board, Lustrum LSC 2004 |
Languages:
Fluency in Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.