Tang Yijie 汤一介 | |
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 Tang Yijie with wife Yue Daiyun in 1953 | |
| Born | 16 February 1927
Tianjin, China |
| Died | 9 September 2014 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Spouse | Yue Daiyun ( 乐黛云) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | Peking University |
Tang Yijie ( Chinese: 汤一介; pinyin: Tāng Yījiè; Wade–Giles: T'ang I-chieh; 16 February 1927 − 9 September 2014) was a Chinese scholar and professor at Peking University, who has been described as China's top scholar on philosophy and Chinese studies. [1] He spearheaded the Confucian Canon project, seeking to compile all known classical works on Confucianism, and was the first director of the Institute of Confucian Studies at Peking University. [2]
Life and career
Tang was born in Tianjin in 1927. His father, Tang Yongtong, was a scholar of Chinese traditional philosophy and President of Peking University (PKU). Tang Yijie entered PKU in 1946 and graduated in 1951. [2] While at PKU, he was in the same class with Shen Chong, although he did not know her personally. He participated in the nationwide anti-American protests in 1946 after Shen was allegedly raped by American soldiers. [3]
In 1958, Tang was affected by the Anti-Rightist Movement, when he objected to his wife being declared a "Rightist" and expelled from the Communist Party of China. [3] After the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, he lost his teaching position at Peking University and was sent to the countryside to perform manual labour. [2] In 1973, he became part of the "Liang Xiao" ( 梁效) criticism group, and was investigated after the end of the Cultural Revolution. He was not able to resume teaching until 1980, when he was 51. [2]
Tang wrote more than two dozen books on schools of Chinese philosophy. In the last decade of his life, he led the monumental " Confucian Canon" (儒藏) project, which involves 400 scholars. The project seeks to compile all known classical works on Confucianism, estimated to comprise more than 5,000 works with approximately a billion Chinese characters. The project is due to be finished in 2025. [1] In 2010, the Institute of Confucian Studies was established at Peking University, and Tang Yijie was named its first director. [2] In May 2014, Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping visited Tang at Peking University, and lauded him for his "exceptional contribution" to the promotion of traditional Chinese culture. [1]
Political views
Tang Yijie supported political reforms in China. During the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, he joined a group of eminent scholars to plead to the government for leniency for the dissident Wei Jingsheng, who had been imprisoned for a decade for advocating democracy. [1]
Family
Tang Yijie met Yue Daiyun, a fellow student at Peking University, in 1949, and married her in 1952. They remained married until his death. [2] Yue is a scholar of comparative literature. The couple have a son and a daughter. [1]
Death
Tang Yijie fell ill in 2013 and died on 9 September 2014 in Beijing, at the age of 87. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Luo, Chris (2014-09-10). "China's top philosophy scholar and 'Sinology master' Tang Yijie dies at 87". South China Morning Post.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tang Yijie" (in Chinese). Phoenix TV. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b Li Huaiyu (2014-09-22). 汤一介：参加“梁效”错了，做《儒藏》战战兢兢 (in Chinese). Sina.
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Tang Yijie 汤一介 | |
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Tang Yijie with wife Yue Daiyun in 1953 | |
| Born | 16 February 1927
Tianjin, China |
| Died | 9 September 2014 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Spouse | Yue Daiyun ( 乐黛云) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | Peking University |
Tang Yijie ( Chinese: 汤一介; pinyin: Tāng Yījiè; Wade–Giles: T'ang I-chieh; 16 February 1927 − 9 September 2014) was a Chinese scholar and professor at Peking University, who has been described as China's top scholar on philosophy and Chinese studies. [1] He spearheaded the Confucian Canon project, seeking to compile all known classical works on Confucianism, and was the first director of the Institute of Confucian Studies at Peking University. [2]
Life and career
Tang was born in Tianjin in 1927. His father, Tang Yongtong, was a scholar of Chinese traditional philosophy and President of Peking University (PKU). Tang Yijie entered PKU in 1946 and graduated in 1951. [2] While at PKU, he was in the same class with Shen Chong, although he did not know her personally. He participated in the nationwide anti-American protests in 1946 after Shen was allegedly raped by American soldiers. [3]
In 1958, Tang was affected by the Anti-Rightist Movement, when he objected to his wife being declared a "Rightist" and expelled from the Communist Party of China. [3] After the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, he lost his teaching position at Peking University and was sent to the countryside to perform manual labour. [2] In 1973, he became part of the "Liang Xiao" ( 梁效) criticism group, and was investigated after the end of the Cultural Revolution. He was not able to resume teaching until 1980, when he was 51. [2]
Tang wrote more than two dozen books on schools of Chinese philosophy. In the last decade of his life, he led the monumental " Confucian Canon" (儒藏) project, which involves 400 scholars. The project seeks to compile all known classical works on Confucianism, estimated to comprise more than 5,000 works with approximately a billion Chinese characters. The project is due to be finished in 2025. [1] In 2010, the Institute of Confucian Studies was established at Peking University, and Tang Yijie was named its first director. [2] In May 2014, Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping visited Tang at Peking University, and lauded him for his "exceptional contribution" to the promotion of traditional Chinese culture. [1]
Political views
Tang Yijie supported political reforms in China. During the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, he joined a group of eminent scholars to plead to the government for leniency for the dissident Wei Jingsheng, who had been imprisoned for a decade for advocating democracy. [1]
Family
Tang Yijie met Yue Daiyun, a fellow student at Peking University, in 1949, and married her in 1952. They remained married until his death. [2] Yue is a scholar of comparative literature. The couple have a son and a daughter. [1]
Death
Tang Yijie fell ill in 2013 and died on 9 September 2014 in Beijing, at the age of 87. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Luo, Chris (2014-09-10). "China's top philosophy scholar and 'Sinology master' Tang Yijie dies at 87". South China Morning Post.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tang Yijie" (in Chinese). Phoenix TV. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b Li Huaiyu (2014-09-22). 汤一介：参加“梁效”错了，做《儒藏》战战兢兢 (in Chinese). Sina.
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |