Ch'ien Mu

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Ch'ien Mu
Born July 30, 1895(1895-07-30)
Jiangsu, China
Died August 30, 1990 (aged 95)
Taipei, Republic of China

Ch'ien Mu (錢穆, 1895-07-30 — 1990-08-30) was an educator, historian, philosopher and confucian. He also known by another Chinese name 錢賓四.

He was the founder of New Asia College[1][2] and Chinese University of Hong Kong.

He had received honorary doctorates from both Yale University and Hong Kong University.[3]

Ch'ien had lots of books and papers about Chinese classics, history and Confucian philosophy. Unlike many anti-tradition scholars at his time, he insisted the importance of traditional value of Chinese culture.[3]

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  • New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ A Brief History of New Asia College.
  2. ^ New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library.
  3. ^ a b Traditional Government in Imperial China: A Critical Analysis.
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