Cai Yuanpei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cai Yuanpei

Chinese educator, Esperantist and the president of Peking University

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1868

Place of Birth: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1940

Profession: politician, professor, Esperantist, philosopher

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Cai Yuanpei

  • Cai Yuanpei (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Cài Yuánpéi; 11 January 1868 – 5 March 1940) was a Chinese philosopher and politician.
  • He was the president of Peking University, and founder of the Academia Sinica.
  • He was known for his critical evaluation of Chinese culture and synthesis of Chinese and Western thinking, including anarchism.
  • At Peking University he assembled influential figures in the New Culture and May Fourth Movements.

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