Yan Fu
Yan Fu | |
|---|---|
| President of National Peking University | |
| In office 3 May 1912 – 1 October 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Lao Naixuan (as President of the Imperial University of Peking) |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Shizhao |
| President of Fudan University | |
| In office 1906–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Ma Xiangbo |
| Succeeded by | Xia Jingguan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yan Chuanchu (嚴傳初) 8 January 1854 Yangqi Village, Houguan County (now Fuzhou), Fujian, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 27 October 1921 (aged 67) Langguan Alley, Houguan County, Fujian, China |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Occupation | Military officer, newspaper editor, translator, writer |
Yan Fu (simplified Chinese: 严复; traditional Chinese: 嚴復; pinyin: Yán Fù; Wade–Giles: Yen2 Fu4; courtesy name Ji Dao (幾道); 8 January 1854 – 27 October 1921) was a Chinese military officer, newspaper editor, translator, and writer. He is most known for introducing Western ideas to China during the late 19th century.