Ren Jiyu

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任继愈 (Ren Jiyu)
Born	April 15, 1916 Pingyuan County, Shandong Province, China
Died	July 11, 2009 Beijing, China
Nationality	China
Occupation	National Library of China
Known for	Chinese librarian

Ren Jiyu (任继愈) (born April 15, 1916 - died July 11, 2009) in Pingyuan County, Shandong Province was a philosopher, scholar in religious studies, historian, member of the Chinese Communist Party, and honorary director of the National Library of China. He died at 4:30 on July 11, 2009 in Beijing hospital, at the age of 93.

Main Works

Collection of Buddhist Thinking during the Han and Tang Dynasties, 1963
A History of Chinese Philosophy (ed.), 4 vols., 1963
A brief History of Chinese Philosophy, 1973
History of the Development of Chinese Philosophy, 1983
Chinese Daoist Philosophers, 1990
Mozi and Mohist, 1994, reprinted 2009

References

"Mr. Ren Jiyu [...] passed away". National Library of China. July 11, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.

Persondata
Name	Ren Jiyu
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese philosopher
Date of birth	April 15, 1916
Place of birth	Pingyuan County, Shandong Province, China
Date of death	July 11, 2009
Place of death	Beijing, China

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