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Yin Haiguang

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Native name
  
殷海光

Name
  
Yin Haiguang

Language
  
Chinese, English

Role
  
Author

Period
  
1946 - 1967

Education
  
Tsinghua University

Genre
  
essay


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Born
  
Yin Fusheng (殷福生) December 5, 1919 Huanggang, Hubei (
1919-12-05
)

Occupation
  
author, educator, philosopher

Alma mater
  
Southwest Associated University Tsinghua University

Died
  
September 16, 1969, Taipei, Taiwan

Yin Haiguang (Chinese: 殷海光; pinyin: Yīn Haǐguāng; 5 December 1919 – 16 September 1969) is a Chinese author, educator and philosopher from Taiwan.

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Biography

Yin was born to missionary parents in Huanggang, Hubei in December 1919. His uncle, Yin Ziheng (殷子衡), was a revolutionist who took part in Xinhai Revolution.

Yin was raised in Wuchang. At the age of 13, Yin studied at Wuchang Middle School (武昌中學). When he was a high school student, he interested in philosophy, Jin Yuelin had a strong influence on his youth.

Yin entered Southwest Associated University in 1938, majoring in philosophy. In 1942, Yin was accepted to Tsinghua University and graduated in 1945.

After graduation, Yin joined the Youth Army, eight mouth later, he returned to Chongqing.

In 1946, Yin worked in Central Daily News as an editor, and he taught philosophy at University of Nanking.

Yin settled in Taiwan in 1949, then he taught philosophy at National Taiwan University and became an editor in Free China Journal.

In 1954, Yin studied at Harvard University.

Yin suffered political persecution when he returned to Taiwan.

In 1969, Yin died of gastric cancer when he was 49.

Works

  • The Complete Works of Yin Haiguang (《殷海光全集》)
  • Translation

  • The Road to Serfdom (Friedrich Hayek) (《到奴役之路》)
  • Personal life

    In October 1953, Yin married Xia Junlu (夏君璐), he had a daughter Yin Wenli (殷文麗) (born March 1956), now his wife and daughter live in America.

    References

    Yin Haiguang Wikipedia