PHILOSOPHER

Hu Shih

1891 - 1962

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Hu Shih (Chinese: 胡適; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962) was a Chinese academic, writer, and politician. Hu contributed to Chinese liberalism and language reform, and was a leading advocate for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He participated in the May Fourth Movement and China's New Culture Movement. He was a president of Peking University and Academia Sinica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hu Shih is the 568th most popular philosopher (up from 602nd in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from China (up from 474th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hu Shih ranks 568 out of 1,267. Before him are Harriet Taylor Mill, Al-Shahrastani, Bion of Borysthenes, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Bardaisan, and Hans Vaihinger. After him are Philipp Mainländer, Nancy Fraser, Agrippa the Skeptic, Antonio Labriola, Jean-Marie Guyau, and Nicos Poulantzas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Hu Shih ranks 52. Before him are Bronislava Nijinska, Michael Polanyi, Alexander Wienerberger, Cole Porter, Pier Luigi Nervi, and Anton Dostler. After him are Kurt von Tippelskirch, Jacques Lipchitz, John Heartfield, Takijirō Ōnishi, Olga Khokhlova, and Moïse Kisling. Among people deceased in 1962, Hu Shih ranks 50. Before him are Gianna Beretta Molla, André Lhote, Owen D. Young, Aleksei Antonov, Princess Helen of Serbia, and Natalia Sedova. After him are Frank Borzage, Thomas Mitchell, Vita Sackville-West, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Lei Feng, and Albert Sarraut.

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In China

Among people born in China, Hu Shih ranks 415 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Chong of Han (143), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Qiu Chuji (1148), Dazu Huike (487), Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867), and Pang De (170). After him are Li Shizhen (1517), Yang Kaihui (1901), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), Zhang Xianzhong (1606), Bo Xilai (1949), and Emperor Lizong (1205).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Hu Shih ranks 24. Before him are Ge Hong (284), Linji Yixuan (850), Zhang Daoling (34), Huiyuan (334), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), and Zhou Dunyi (1017). After him are Yang Xiong (-53), Wang Bi (226), Liu Bowen (1311), Shen Buhai (-385), Cheng Yi (1033), and Li Zhi (1527).

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