Liu Fu (1891-14 July 1934), teacher, linguist, and man of letters. A devoted student of Chinese language and literature, he was an early advocate of the pai-hua [vernacular] movement. His writings proved that he was a master of the new literary style as well as an able theorist. Born in Chiangyin, Kiangsu, Liu Fu came […]

Feng Ch'eng-chün (1887-9 February 1946), historian and translator, was best known for introducing Western methods of historiography to the study of Chinese history in China through his translations of the works of European sinologists and Orientalists. Hsiak'o, Hupeh, was the birthplace of Feng Ch'eng-chün. After receiving a traditional education in the Chinese classics, he went […]