Lufei Kui

Lufei Kui
陸費逵
Born
Lufei Kui

(1886-09-17)17 September 1886
Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty
Died9 July 1941(1941-07-09) (aged 54)
NationalityChinese
Occupation(s)Educator, essayist, linguist, publisher
Known forFounder of publishing house Zhonghua Book Company
Lufei Kui
Traditional Chinese陸費逵
Simplified Chinese陆费逵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLùfèi Kuí
Wade–GilesLu4-fei4 K'uei2
Bohong
Traditional Chinese伯鴻
Simplified Chinese伯鸿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBóhóng
Wade–GilesPo2-hung2

Lufei Kui (simplified Chinese: 陆费逵; traditional Chinese: 陸費逵, 17 September 1886 – 9 July 1941) was a Chinese educator, essayist, linguist, and publisher. His courtesy name was Bohong (伯鴻, 伯鸿). He founded the influential publisher Zhonghua Book Company, and was an early advocate for simplified Chinese characters.