Cai Yuanpei
(1868-1940)
Chinese educator, philosopher, and Peking University president
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Cai Yuanpei (Chinese: 蔡元培; pinyin: Cài Yuánpéi; 11 January 1868 – 5 March 1940) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. He was the president of Peking University, and founder of the Academia Sinica. He was known for his critical evaluation of Chinese culture and synthesis of Chinese and Western thinking, including anarchism. At Peking University he assembled influential figures in the New Culture and May Fourth Movements.
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11 January 1868 Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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5 March 1940 (aged 72) British Hong Kong
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