Native name 殷海光 Name Yin Haiguang Role Author | Period 1946 - 1967 Genre essay | |
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Occupation author, educator, philosopher Alma mater Southwest Associated UniversityTsinghua University | ||
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.
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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.