Patrick Edwin Moran, born 1940, educated at Stanford, National Taiwan University, and received Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania. Seven years in Taiwan learning Chinese language, philosophy, and martial arts. Taught Chinese from 1967. Worked with David Nivison, Wang Shu-min, Derk Bodde, Yan Ling-feng, Nathan Sivin, et al. in philosophy. Worked with Chen Kai-shan, Okazaki Teruyuki, Wei Xiao-tang, Ray Dalke, et al. in martial arts.