Daniel Patrick Morgan

Dr. Daniel Patrick Morgan is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), affiliated with the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l'Asie orientale (CRCAO). His work focuses on the history of exact sciences in early Imperial China, particularly the intersection of astronomy, mathematics, and political authority.

• Education: PhD in History of Science from the University of Chicago (2013)

He specializes in prosopography and social network analysis of technical experts from 221 BCE to 700 CE, aiming to understand knowledge transmission across political divides. His major works include the book Astral Sciences in Early Imperial China (2017) and co-edited volume Monographs in Tang Official History (2019), which analyzes technical treatises in Chinese imperial historiography.

Recent projects involve creating a tagged corpus and database for studying experts' geographic, class-based, and lineage backgrounds. His research questions address how technical knowledge coexists in individual careers and interacts with political contexts.

Research Areas:

• History of Science
• Exact Sciences in Early Imperial China
• Digital Humanities
• Prosopography
• Social Network Analysis