Yang Kuo-shu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yang Kuo-shu

Taiwanese psychologist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Qingdao, Shandong, China

Date of Death: 17-Jul-2018

Profession: psychologist, political activist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Yang Kuo-shu (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáng Guóshu; 22 December 1932 – 17 July 2018) was a Chinese psychologist and political activist in Taiwan, considered the founder of indigenized Chinese psychology.
He served as professor and Chair of the Psychology Department of National Taiwan University.
He became Vice-President of Academic Sinica in 1996, and was elected as an academician in 1998.
He was an advocate for political freedom and democracy during the Martial Law era, and was the founding president of the Taipei Society.