Tang Yijie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tang Yijie

Chinese philosopher

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1927

Place of Birth: Tianjin, China

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2014

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tang Yijie (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Tang Yijiè; 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.
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.