Yang Changji
Yang Changji | |
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楊昌濟 | |
Yang Changji | |
| Born | 21 April 1871 |
| Died | 17 January 1920 (aged 48) |
| Alma mater | Yuelu Academy Hongwen Academy University of Tsukuba University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, philosopher, and writer |
| Years active | 1912–1920 |
| Notable work | Dahuazhai Daily Collected Works of Yang Changji The origin problem of Ethics |
| Spouse | Xiang Zhenxi (向振熙) |
| Children | Yang Kaihui |
| Parent | Father: Yang Shuxiang (杨书祥) |
Yang Changji (simplified Chinese: 杨昌济; traditional Chinese: 楊昌濟; pinyin: Yáng Chāngjì; 21 April 1871 – 17 January 1920) was a Chinese educator, philosopher, and writer. After advanced studies in Japan and Europe, he taught at Hunan First Normal University, where he exerted considerable influence on Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, and others, and then at Peking University. He became considered one of the leading philosophers of his generation before his early death.