# Hellmut Wilhelm

German Sinologist and I Ching expert who brought classical Chinese divination and thought to Western audiences through comparative cultural study.

**Lived:** 1905–1990 (b. Qingdao, China)
**Nationality:** German
**Training:** University of Frankfurt, Kiel University, University of Grenoble, University of Berlin (doctorate 1932 in Chinese studies)
**Affiliation:** Sinology; I Ching scholarship

## Key works

- *Change: Eight Lectures on the I Ching* (1960)
- *Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Book of Changes: Seven Eranos Lectures* (1977)
- *Deutsch-chinesisches Wörterbuch* (1945)
- *Chinas Geschichte: Zehn einführende Vorträge* (1944)
- *Gesellschaft und Staat in China: Acht Vorträge* (1944)