Chiao Chien

Chiao Chien
Chiao Chien
Born	February 6, 1935; Taiwan
Died	October 8, 2018 (aged 83); Taipei, Taiwan
Education	National Taiwan University (BA, MA); Cornell University (PhD)
Occupations	Anthropologist, Ethnologist
Organizations	Associate Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University Bloomington (1966–1976); Founding Chair, Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1980–1991); Chair Professor, Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1991–1995); Founding Director, Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Cultures, National Dong Hwa University (1995–2000); Director, Preparatory Office of College of Indigenous Studies, National Dong Hwa University (1997–2001); Professor, Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Cultures, National Dong Hwa University (1995–2004); Emeritus Professor, National Dong Hwa University (2004– );
Awards	National Chair Professorships (Taiwan); Lifetime Achievement Award in Anthropology (China);

Chiao Chien (Chinese: 喬健; pinyin: Qiáo Jiàn; February 6, 1935 – October 8, 2018) was a Taiwanese anthropologist and ethnologist who was influential in the Chinese-speaking world.

He served as an associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington, was instrumental in founding the Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1980, and later established the Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) in Taiwan in 1995.

Chiao was regarded as a leading figure in Chinese anthropology and was honored as a "National Chair Professorships" in Taiwan as well as with "Lifetime Achievement Award in Anthropology" in China.