Fu Sinian
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Fù Sīnián was a famous Chinese
educator and linguist
, and one of the leaders of the May Fourth Movement
in 1919. He studied experimental psychology at University College, London from 1920-23. He was also one of the creators of the Academia Sinica
, and was named director of the Institute of History and Philology upon its founding in 1928. After organization of the path-breaking Yinxu excavations
same year, he published his East Yi West Xia
theory about the origin of prehistory culture in current China, 1933.
Fu is known due to his pioneering historico-philological research of concepts "nature" xing 性 and "destiny" ming 命. Defying philosophysing, he developed their interpretation proceeding from the archaic morphemes 生 and 令.
His condemnation of the Chinese medicine guoyi as being not scientific remains a point of debate. Despite his own call for historical objectivity, Fu opposed the Japanese aggression
with the quasi-historical claim that Manchuria and Mongolia were not entitled for independence from China.
Fu Sinian died in Taiwan as National Taiwan University
president.
China
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educator and linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, and one of the leaders of the May Fourth Movement
May Fourth Movement
The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919, protesting the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles, especially the Shandong Problem...
in 1919. He studied experimental psychology at University College, London from 1920-23. He was also one of the creators of the Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
The Academia Sinica , headquartered in the Nangang District of Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. It supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and physical sciences, to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences.Academia Sinica has...
, and was named director of the Institute of History and Philology upon its founding in 1928. After organization of the path-breaking Yinxu excavations
Yinxu
Yinxu is the ruins of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty. The capital served 255 years for 12 kings in 8 generations.Rediscovered in 1899, it is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
same year, he published his East Yi West Xia
East Yi West Xia
East Yi West Xia is an obsolete theory about the origin of prehistory culture in current China which says that the culture of Shang dynasty was established by two ethnic groups; Western part of Shang dynasty was developed by Xia ethnic group, and the eastern part of Shang dynasty was developed by...
theory about the origin of prehistory culture in current China, 1933.
Fu is known due to his pioneering historico-philological research of concepts "nature" xing 性 and "destiny" ming 命. Defying philosophysing, he developed their interpretation proceeding from the archaic morphemes 生 and 令.
His condemnation of the Chinese medicine guoyi as being not scientific remains a point of debate. Despite his own call for historical objectivity, Fu opposed the Japanese aggression
Mukden Incident
The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, was a staged event that was engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for invading the northern part of China known as Manchuria in 1931....
with the quasi-historical claim that Manchuria and Mongolia were not entitled for independence from China.
Fu Sinian died in Taiwan as National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University is a national co-educational university located in Taipei, Republic of China . In Taiwan, it is colloquially known as "Táidà" . Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan,...
president.