Fei, Xiaotong

Peasant life in China
Book 1946

Summary: Fei Xiaotong or Fei Hsiao-tung was a Chinese anthropologist and sociologist. He was a pioneering researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist. Starting in the late 1930s, he and his colleagues established Chinese sociology and his works were instrumental in laying a foundation for the development of sociological and anthropological studies in China, as well as in introducing social and cultural phenomena of China to the international community. His last post before his death in 2005 was as Professor of Sociology at Peking University. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6][7]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1910 [2]; 1910-11-02 [6]
Birth Place: Wujiang District [6]
Died: 2005 [2]; 2005-04-24 [6]
Death Place: Beijing [6]
Country: China [2]
Language: Chinese [3][4]
Occupation: anthropologist [6]; sociologist [6]; university teacher [6]; politician [6]; writer [6]
Profession: Soziologe [2]
Employer: Peking University [6]; Tsinghua University [6]; Minzu University of China [6]
Educated at: London School of Economics and Political Science [6]; Tsinghua University [6]; Yenching University [6]; University of London [6]; Minzu University of China [6]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [6]; People's Republic of China [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata; 7. Library of Congress

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