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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 (born Dec. 17, 1891, Shanghai, China—died Feb. 24, 1962, Taiwan) was a Chinese Nationalist diplomat and scholar, an important leader of Chinese thought who helped establish the vernacular as the official written language (1922).
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.
Dec 25, 2021 · 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...
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.
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.
For most of World War II, Hu Shih served as the Chinese ambassador to the United States. He travelled tirelessly in the States to promote Sino-American friendship and to seek support for China's defensive war effort against the Japanese invasion.
