Fung Yu-Lan, styled Zhisheng. was born December 4.1895 in

Qiyi Town. Tanghe County. Henan Province. He graduated from the

Department of Philosophy of Beijlng University in 1918 and from

the Graduate School of Columbia University in the US. where he

obtained his Ph.D. in 1923. After returning to China he served

successlvely as a professor at Zhongzhou University, Guangdong

University. Yanjing University. Qinghua University and Southwest

Associated University. He was head of the Department of

Philosophy. dean of the College of Arts and acting president of

the School Synod of Qinghua University. and president of the

College of Arts of Southwest Associated Universlty. He taught at

Beijing University since 1952. He died on November 26.1990.

Fung Yu-Lan was the leading philosopher, historian of

philosophy and educator of modern China. His original works on

philosophy include A New Treatise on Neo-Confucianism, On New

Affairs, Explanation of the New World, A New Treatise on the

Nature of Man. The Spiril of Chinese Philosophy and A New

Treatise on the Methodology of Metaphysics. establishing the

system of neo-Confucianism. and making great contributions to the

modernization of Chinese philosophy, As a historian of philosophy.

he compiled A History of Chinese Philosophy (two volumes). A

Short History of Chinese Philosophy (in English) and -4 New

Edition ofA History of Chinese Philosophy (seven volumes).

laying the foundation for the history of Chinese phllosophy. As

an educator he chaired the College ofArts of Qinghua University

for 18 years. contributing to the setting up of the unique

"Qinghua School" and training a large number of qualified

scholars in literature, history and philosophy.

Fung Yu-Lan authored over 30 books and more than 500

articles, with a total of 6.7 million words. These were compiled

into the 14-volume The Complete Works of the Hall ot Three Pines

(volumes 1-9 and 11-14 have already been published). His

publications also include the Selected Philosophical Wntings of

Fung Yu-Lan. and A Taoist Ctassic-Chuang-Tzu translated by Fung

Yu-Lan.

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