James J. Y. Liu

James J.Y. Liu (, 1926 – 26 May 1986) was an expert in Chinese literature research and Chinese literary theorists.

Biography
Liu graduated from the Department of Western Languages at Fu Jen Catholic University in 1948, and received a master's degree from the University of Bristol in 1952.

He taught Chinese and English literature at the University of London, University of Hong Kong, University of Hawaii, and the University of Pittsburgh. In 1967, he served as professor of Chinese literature at Stanford University. His main research was in the fields of Chinese classical poetry, poetry and literary theory, as well as Chinese and Western comparative literature and comparative poetics.