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Hôo Sik. Hu Shih [1] [2] [3] ( Chinese: 胡適; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962) [a] was a Chinese diplomat, essayist and fiction writer, literary scholar, philosopher, and politician. Hu contributed to Chinese liberalism and language reform and advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese. [6]
Hu Shih was a Chinese Nationalist diplomat and scholar, an important leader of Chinese thought who helped establish the vernacular as the official written language (1922). He was also an influential propagator of American pragmatic methodology as well as the foremost political liberal in Republican.
Hu Shih , or Hu Shi, (born Dec. 17, 1891, Shanghai, China—died Feb. 24, 1962, Taiwan), Chinese Nationalist scholar and diplomat who helped establish the vernacular as the official written language. Hu studied under John Dewey at Columbia University and was profoundly influenced by Dewey’s philosophy and pragmatic methodology.
Hu Shih's Life | Hu Shih Memorial. In 1910, when China was still under the reign of a Manchurian emperor, Hu Shih came to Cornell University to study agriculture. However, he was not a good student: he could not distinguish apple varieties. In his own words, he "could not tell apples from apples".
The remarkable life of intellectual and language reformer Hu Shih helped shape China in the 20th century. A new book highlights Hu’s legacy, from his World War II-era diplomacy to championing...
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Hu Shih (1891‐1962), Chinese philosopher, historian and diplomat, is widely recognized as a key contributor to Chinese language reform, intellectual researches and public diplomacy.
Apr 20, 2020 · Learn how Hu Shih (1891-1962) revolutionized Chinese literature by writing in vernacular Chinese, or baihua, instead of classical Chinese, or wenyan. Discover his life, works, and legacy as a diplomat, academic, and May Fourth leader.
