Yin Haiguang

Yin Haiguang (Chinese: 殷海光; pinyin: Yīn Hăiguāng; 5 December 1919 – 16 September 1969) was a Chinese author, educator and philosopher from Taiwan.[1][2][3][4]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yin.
Yin Haiguang
Native name
殷海光
BornYin Fusheng (殷福生)
(1919-12-05)5 December 1919
Huanggang, Hubei
Died16 September 1969(1969-09-16) (aged 49)
Taibei, Taiwan
Occupationauthor, educator, philosopher
LanguageChinese, English
Alma materSouthwest Associated University
Tsinghua University
Period1946 - 1967
GenreEssay
Notable worksThe Complete Works of Yin Haiguang
The Road to Serfdom
Spouse
Xia Junlu
(
m. 1953⁠–⁠1969)
Childrendaughter: Yin Wenli

Biography

Yin was born to missionary parents in Huanggang, Hubei in December 1919 and was raised in Wuchang.[3][4] His uncle, Yin Ziheng (殷子衡), was a revolutionist who took part in Xinhai Revolution.

At the age of 13, he studied at Wuchang Middle School (武昌中學). When he was a high school student, he started to be interested in philosophy. Jin Yuelin had a strong influence on his youth.[3][4]

In 1938, he entered Southwest Associated University, majoring in philosophy. In 1942, He was accepted to Tsinghua University and graduated in 1945.[3][4] Upon his graduation, he joined the Youth Army. returned to Chongqing after eight months.[3]

In 1946, he worked in Central Daily News as an editor. Meanwhile, he taught philosophy at the University of Nanking.[3]

In 1949, along with the reclocation of Central Daily News, Yin settled in Taiwan. He began teaching philosophy at National Taiwan University and became an editor in Free China Journal.[1][3]

In 1954, Yin went to Harvard University as a visiting scholar and returned to Taiwan the year after.[3] However, he suffered from political persecution since then.[3][4] In 1969, Yin died of gastric cancer when he was 49.[3][4]

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

Translation

Personal life

In October 1953, Yin married Xia Junlu (Chinese: 夏君璐; d. 2013), he had a daughter Yin Wenli (Chinese: 殷文麗; b. March 1956). His daughter and son-in-law now live in the United States.

References
  1. 殷海光. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2011.
  2. 殷海光. Sina (in Chinese). 2007.
  3. 殷海光. tfzf.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2009.
  4. 傅国涌：因自由而受难的殷海光. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2010.
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