Hu Shih Philosopher

Hu Shih (simplified Chinese: 胡适; traditional Chinese: 胡適; pinyin: Hú Shì; Wade–Giles: Hu Shih, 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962), was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He was influential in the May Fourth Movement, one of the leaders of China's New Culture Movement, was a president of Peking University, and in 1939 was nominated for a Nobel Prize in literature. He had a wide range of interests such as literature, history, textual criticism, and pedagogy. He was also an influential redology scholar and held the famous Jiaxu manuscript (Chinese: 甲戌本; pinyin: Jiǎxū běn; Wade–Giles: Chia-hsü pen) for many years until his death.

Personal facts

Hu Shih
Alias (AKA)Hu Shi
Birth dateDecember 17, 1891
Birth place
Qing dynasty , Shanghai
Date of deathFebruary 24, 1962
Place of death
Taiwan , Taipei
Main interest
Philosophy of education
Redology
Liberalism

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