W. Allyn Rickett

W. Allyn Rickett (October 26, 1921 – April 18, 2020) was an American historian, and a Professor Emeritus of Chinese and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies[1] at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He was also a published author.[3]

Rickett was an intelligence officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence at the end of the World War II. Láter, from 1948 he and his wife, Adele studied and gathered intelligence in Beijing until they were arrested by the Communists. They spent four years in prison in China and later published a book about their experiences under the title Prisoners of Liberation in 1957. The book was translated into many languages and republished several times during the years.[4]

Rickett died April 18, 2020, aged 98.[5]

References
  1. "W. Allyn Rickett". upenn.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. "W. Allyn Rickett". upenn.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. "Rickett, W. Allyn". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. Rickett, Allyn; Rickett, Adele (1957). Prisoners of Liberation. New York: Cameron Associates.
  5. "Walter Allyn Rickett". Bradley & Stow Funeral Home. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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