Zhejiang University Faculty - Chen Duxiu, Shing-Tung Yau, Wang Ganchang, Shiing-Shen Chern, Tsung-DAO Lee, Chien-Shiung Wu (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Chen Duxiu, Shing-Tung Yau, Wang Ganchang, Shiing-Shen Chern, Tsung-Dao Lee, Chien-Shiung Wu, List of Presidents of Zhejiang University, Shu Xingbei, Lu Yongxiang, Ma Yinchu, Huang Minlon, Zing-Yang Kuo, Han Qing-quan, Chen Jiangong, Tan Jiazhen, Jin Au Kong, Wu Wenjun, Li Hsi-mou, Zheng Xiaocang, M. T. Cheng, Shao Peizi, Hu Haichang, Chen Daqi, Wang Guosong, Li Shouheng, Lin Fanghua, Ho Ping-sung, Edgar Tang, Sha Wenhan, Wu Dingliang, Lu Guanqiu, Hu Jimin, Kefeng Liu, Chen Ziyuan, Ren Mei'e, Lo Tsung-lo, Han Zhenxiang, Tien-Fong Cheng, Xu-Jia Wang, Bei Shizhang, Coching Chu, Binghui Shen, Shi Zhongci, Li Enliang, Liu Chen, Jiang Menglin, Hu Zhuangyou, List of Zhejiang University faculty, Ba Denian, Yang Wei, Jian-Shu Li, Huang Daren, Chen Hang, He Weifang, Chen Weida, Xia Yan, Pan Yunhe, Zhou Rongxin, Sha Menghai, Liu Yizheng. Excerpt: Chen Duxiu (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: Chen Duxiu; October 8, 1879 - May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. He was a leading figure in the anti-imperial Xinhai Revolution and the May Fourth Movement for Science and Democracy. Along with Li Dazhao, Chen was a co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. He was its first General Secretary. Chen was an educator, philosopher, and politician. His ancestral home was in Anqing ( ), Anhui, where he established the influential vernacular Chinese periodical La Jeunesse. Chen Duxiu was born in the city of Anqing ( ), in Anhui ( ) province. He was born to a wealthy family of officials, the youngest of four children. In his youth, he was described as volatile, emotional, intuitive, non-intellectual, and a defender of the underdog. His father died when Chen was two years old, and he was raised primarily by his grandfather; and, later, by his older brother. Chen was given a traditional Confu...