Andrew West (linguist)

Andrew West
West in 2013
Born
Andrew Christopher West

(1960-03-31)31 March 1960
Dunfermline, Scotland
Died10 July 2025(2025-07-10) (aged 65)
Academic background
Education
ThesisQuest of the Urtext: The Textual Archaeology of 'The Three Kingdoms' (1993)
Doctoral advisorAndrew H. Plaks
Academic work
DisciplineSinology
InstitutionsYale University
Chinese name
Chinese魏安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèi Ān
IPA[wêɪ án]
Websitewww.babelstone.co.uk

Andrew Christopher West (Chinese: 魏安; pinyin: Wèi Ān; 31 March 1960 – 10 July 2025) was a British sinologist, linguist and script developer.