Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Hu Shih
Born: December 17, 1891
Died: February 24, 1962 (aged 70)
Bio: Hu Shih was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is widely recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese.
Known for:
- The Chinese renaissance (1923)
- An Outline History of Chinese Philosophy (1919)