Retirement
He has recently completed his Biographical Dictionary of the Later Han 23-220 AD (published by Brill in 2007), a continuation of Michael Loewe's biographical dictionary which deals with the Qin, Former Han, and Xin periods 221BC-24AD (published by Brill in 2000). Just as with other major reference works, the names "de Crespigny" and "Loewe" will probably come to be terms that refer to these works, and as such will likely be their most enduring legacy.
He is writing a chapter for a forthcoming volume in the Cambridge History of China series.
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