David R. Knechtges

David R. Knechtges
Born	(1942-10-23) October 23, 1942 (age 81) Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Washington (BA, PhD) Harvard University (MA)
Scientific career
Fields	Fu, Han dynasty and Six Dynasties literature
Doctoral advisor	Hellmut Wilhelm
Other academic advisors	James Robert Hightower K. C. Hsiao Li Fang-Kuei Vincent Y.C. Shih
Notable students	Stephen Owen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	康達維
Simplified Chinese	康达维
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kāng Dáwéi Gwoyeu Romatzyh Kang Darwei Wade–Giles K'ang Ta-wei

David Richard Knechtges (/kəˈnɛktəs/; born October 23, 1942) is an American sinologist and professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Washington. An expert on Han dynasty and Six dynasties period literature, Knechtges' studies of Chinese fu poetry are largely responsible for the revival of Western academic interest in the subject, a major genre which had become largely neglected until the mid-20th century.

Knechtges is best known for his ongoing translation of the early Chinese literary anthology Selections of Refined Literature (Wen xuan), which is to be its first ever full translation into English.