Qian Mu

Qian Mu (July 30, 1895 - August 30, 1990), whose original name was Qian Enzhen and whose courtesy name was Binsi, was a historian, philosopher and writer born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He was also a descendant of the Qian family in Wuyue. He is the co-founder of New Asia College, New Asia Research Institute and New Asia Secondary School in Hong Kong. Qian Mu promoted traditional Chinese culture throughout his life and held high the banner of modern New Confucianism, which had a huge influence at home and abroad. He has written prolifically, with more than 80 monographs. Therefore, he, together with Lu Simian, Chen Yuan and Chen Yinke, are called China's "Four Great Historians (Modern)". In 1968, he served as an academician of the Humanities and Social Sciences Group of Academia Sinica.