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Hu Shih

  • Shanghai: December 17, 1891 celebration
  • Taipei: February 24, 1962 celebration
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  • account_circle Username

    Hu Shih  

  • flag Country

    Taiwan, Qing dynasty, Republic of China  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Hu Shih

  • assignment_ind Surname

    胡嗣穈  

  • tv_signin Nickname

     

  • identity_platform Alias

     

  • celebration Date of birth

    Shanghai: December 17, 1891  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Taipei: February 24, 1962  

  • language Official Website

     

  • groups Political Party

    1. Kuomintang
     

  • verified Position Held

    1. president
    2. Republic of China representative to the United States
    3. member of the National Political Assembly
    4. member of the National Assembly of the Republic of China
     

  • school Education

    1. National University
    2. Columbia University
    3. Cornell University
    4. Teachers College
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctor of Harvard University (1936)
    2. Messenger Lectures (1945)
    3. Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford (1945)
    4. honorary doctorate from Princeton University (1942)
    5. honorary doctor of the Colgate University (1949)
    6. honorary doctor of the Lake Forest College (1941)
    7. honorary doctorate from Brown University (1940)
    8. honorary doctor of the Clark University (1940)
    9. honorary doctor of the University of Chicago (1939)
    10. honorary doctorate from the McGill University (1941)
    11. honorary doctor of the Bryn Mawr College (1940)
    12. honorary doctor of the Ohio State University (1942)
    13. honorary doctor of the University of Vermont (1941)
    14. Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto (1941)
    15. honorary doctor of the University of Rochester (1942)
    16. honorary doctor of the Middlebury College (1941)
    17. honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania (1940)
    18. honorary doctor of State University of New York (1942)
    19. honorary doctor of the Northeastern University (1942)
    20. honorary doctor of the Yale University (1940)
    21. honorary doctor of the Duke University (1940)
    22. honorary doctorate from Columbia University (1939)
    23. honorary doctor of the University of Southern California (1936)
    24. honorary doctor of the Union College (1940)
    25. honorary doctor of the Wesleyan University (1940)
    26. honorary doctor of the University of Toledo (1942)
    27. honorary doctor of the Oberlin College (1942)
    28. honorary doctor of the Dickinson College (1941)
    29. honorary doctor of the Claremont Graduate University (1950)
    30. honorary doctor of the Denison University (1942)
    31. honorary doctor of the Dartmouth College (1942)
    32. honorary doctor of the University of California, Berkeley (1941)
    33. honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong (1935)
    34. honorary doctor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1942)
    35. honorary doctor of the Bucknell University (1943)
    36. honorary doctor of the University of Hawaii (1959)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. An Outline History of Chinese Philosophy
    2. History of Vernacular Literature
     
  • Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962) | honorary doctor of Harvard University (1936), Messenger Lectures (1945), Honorary doctor of the

1. Léo Bureau-Blouin (Leo Bureau-Blouin)

  • Montreal: December 17, 1991 celebration

Canadian politician | Rhodes Scholarship (2016) | University College, Oxford, Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, Laval University, University of Oxford | Montreal

2. Manny Pacquiao

  • Kibawe: December 17, 1978 celebration

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist | WBO World Welterweight Champion, Asia's Most Influential Philippines (2021)

3. Oxana Fedorova

  • Pskov: December 17, 1977 celebration

Russian singer, model presenter and past Miss Universe | Miss Russia (2001), Miss Universe (2002) | St. Petersburg University of the Russian Interior Ministry

4. Félix Bolaños (Felix Bolanos)

  • Madrid: December 17, 1975 celebration

Spanish politician and lawyer (born 1975) | Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort | Complutense University of Madrid | Madrid: December 17, 1975 - May 24, 2015

5. Adam Jarubas

  • Busko-Zdrój: December 17, 1974 celebration

Polish politician | Gold Cross of Merit | Jan Kochanowski University | Busko-Zdrój: December 17, 1974 - Mikołów: August 26, 2004 | Adam Jarubas

6. Jacek Cichocki

  • Warsaw: December 17, 1971 celebration

Polish politician | Gold Cross of Merit (2006) | University of Warsaw | Warsaw: December 17, 1971 - Montevideo: October 4, 1971 | Jacek Cichocki | Warsaw

7. Igor Girkin

  • Moscow: December 17, 1970 celebration

Russian citizen from Moscow who played a significant role in the War in Donbass | Medal "for participation in anti-terrorist operations", Hero of the Donetsk

8. Lado Gurgenidze

  • Tbilisi: December 17, 1970 celebration

Georgian politician (born 1970) | St. George's Order of Victory, Presidential Order of Excellence | Middlebury College, Goizueta Business School, Tbilisi State

9. Sergey Sokol

  • Sevastopol: December 17, 1970 celebration

Russian politician | Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", Medal "200 Years of the MIA of Russia", Zhukov Medal, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the

10. Igor Corman

  • Ciulucani: December 17, 1969 celebration

Moldovan politician | Order of the Republic (2014), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Alexandru Ioan Cuza

11. Elsi Katainen

  • Haapajärvi: December 17, 1966 celebration

Finnish politician | Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2013), Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2022) | University of Jyväskylä

12. Kristiina Ojuland

  • Kohtla-Järve: December 17, 1966 celebration

Estonian politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th Class, Commander of

13. Marie Arena

  • Mons: December 17, 1966 celebration

Belgian politician | Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (2010), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (2019) | Catholic university of Mons | Mons

14. Dariusz Piontkowski

  • Sielc, Podlaskie Voivodeship: December 17, 1964 celebration

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Cross of Merit, Bronze Cross of Merit | University of Warsaw | Sielc, Podlaskie Voivodeship: December 17, 1964

15. Leon Sebbelin

  • December 17, 1960 celebration

major and accountant | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (2019) | Grenaa Gymnasium, Aarhus School of Business | December 17, 1960 - Moscow: April 19, 1985

16. Jerzy Sądel (Jerzy Sadel)

  • Siemianowice Śląskie: December 17, 1958 celebration

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Cross of Merit, Gold Cross of Merit | Agricultural University of Kraków | Siemianowice Śląskie: December 17, 1958

17. Volodymyr Areshonkov

  • Korosten: December 17, 1957 celebration

politician | Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine | Uzhhorod National University | Korosten: December 17, 1957 - Kyiv: January 1, 1940 | Volodymyr Areshonkov

18. Elżbieta Witek (Elzbieta Witek)

  • Jawor: December 17, 1957 celebration

Polish politician | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2013), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class (2022) | University of Wrocław | Jawor: December 17

19. Nancy-Ann DeParle

  • Cleveland: December 17, 1956 celebration

expert on health care issues | Rhodes Scholarship (1979) | Harvard Law School, Balliol College, University of Tennessee | Cleveland: December 17, 1956

20. Nikolay Kolesov

  • Kazan: December 17, 1956 celebration

Russian politician | Order of Friendship, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, honorary title of the Republic of Tatarstan, Republic of Tatarstan

21. Grażyna Sztark (Grazyna Sztark)

  • Czaplinek: December 17, 1954 celebration

Polish politician | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity | Bałtycka Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna w Koszalinie | Czaplinek: December 17, 1954 - December 20, 1970

22. Nikolay Bulakin

  • Tomsk: December 17, 1952 celebration
  • October 14, 2019 deceased

Russian politician (1952-2019) | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class | MSU

23. Rostislav Khugayev

  • December 17, 1951 celebration

South Ossetian prime minister | Order of Friendship | Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering | December 17, 1951 - Čarnaŭčycy: January 20, 1729

24. Sławomir Cytrycki (Slawomir Cytrycki)

  • Łódź: December 17, 1951 celebration

politician | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Saint Petersburg State University of Economics | Łódź: December 17, 1951 - High Laver: November 8, 1704

25. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (Kemal Kilicdaroglu)

  • Nazımiye: December 17, 1948 celebration

Turkish economist, politician (born 1948) | honorary doctor of the Xinjiang University (2013) | Gazi University | Nazımiye: December 17, 1948 - Bulawayo

26. Tadeusz Dziuba

  • Poznań: December 17, 1948 celebration

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Cross of Merit | University of Life Sciences in Poznań | Poznań: December 17, 1948 - Wrocław: September 1, 1975

27. Azuma Konno

  • Shiogama: December 17, 1947 celebration
  • Sendai: April 24, 2013 deceased

Japanese politician (1947-2013) | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Meiji Gakuin University | Shiogama: December 17, 1947 - Sendai: April 24, 2013

28. Mykola Azarov

  • Kaluga: December 17, 1947 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order of Honour, Order of Rio Branco, Honored Economist of Ukraine, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and

29. Toshio Yamauchi

  • Marugame: December 17, 1946 celebration

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Waseda University | Marugame: December 17, 1946 - Madrid: October 18, 1966 | Toshio

30. Valentin Mazikin

  • Promyshlennaya: December 17, 1945 celebration
  • Kemerovo: January 21, 2022 deceased

Russian politician | Medal "For Life Saving", Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of Honour

31. Patrick Ollier

  • Périgueux: December 17, 1944 celebration

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2018) | Paul Cézanne University, Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence | Périgueux: December 17, 1944 - Zebegény

32. Muhammadu Buhari

  • Daura: December 17, 1942 celebration

former president of Nigeria | Order of the Federal Republic, Order of the Niger, Grand Cross of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia (2019), Order of the

33. Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.

  • New York City: December 17, 1937 celebration
  • Greenwich: September 29, 2016 deceased

American diplomat (1937-2016) | Legion of Honour | Deerfield Academy, Yale University | New York City: December 17, 1937 - Greenwich: September 29, 2016

34. Jaime Lerner

  • Curitiba: December 17, 1937 celebration
  • Curitiba: May 27, 2021 deceased

Brazilian politician and architect (1937–2021) | Robert Matthew Prize (2002), Prince Claus Award (2000), Volvo Environment Prize (2004) | Universidade

35. Klaus Kinkel

  • Metzingen: December 17, 1936 celebration
  • Sankt Augustin: March 4, 2019 deceased

Chairman of the FDP (1936-2019) | Reinhold Maier Medal (2005), Golden Medal of Freedom (2004) | University of Tübingen, University of Cologne, University of Bonn

36. Boris Furmanov

  • Siverskodonetsk: December 17, 1936 celebration
  • Moscow: February 8, 2022 deceased

Russian politician | Merited civil engineer of RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal

37. Pope Francis

  • Flores: December 17, 1936 celebration
  • Domus Sanctae Marthae: April 21, 2025 deceased

266th pope of the Catholic Church (1936–2025) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025), Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Bambi Award (2016), Order of

38. Santiago de Estrada

  • Buenos Aires: December 17, 1935 celebration
  • April 8, 2024 deceased

Argentinian politician | Order of Pius IX (1986) | Faculty of Law, Universidad de Buenos Aires (1960), Champagnat College | Buenos Aires: December 17, 1935

39. Charles L. Weltner

  • Atlanta: December 17, 1927 celebration
  • Atlanta: August 31, 1992 deceased

American politician (1927-1992) | Profile in Courage Award (1991) | Columbia University, Oglethorpe University, Columbia Law School | Atlanta: December 17

40. José Lutzenberger (Jose Lutzenberger)

  • Porto Alegre: December 17, 1926 celebration
  • Porto Alegre: May 14, 2002 deceased

Brazilian agronomist, writer, philosopher, landscaper and environmentalist (1926-2002) | Right Livelihood Award (1988), honorary doctorate of the University of

41. Kriangsak Chamanan

  • Samut Sakhon: December 17, 1917 celebration
  • Bangkok: December 23, 2003 deceased

Thai politician (1917-2003) | Order of the Crown of Thailand, Legion of Merit, Order of the White Elephant, Order of Chula Chom Klao | United States Army

42. William McChesney Martin

  • St. Louis: December 17, 1906 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: July 27, 1998 deceased

chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank from 1951 to 1970 | International Tennis Hall of Fame | Columbia University, Yale University, Soldan

43. Mohammad Hidayatullah

  • Lucknow: December 17, 1905 celebration
  • Mumbai: September 18, 1992 deceased

Vice President of India from 1979 to 1984 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Trinity College

44. Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto

  • Paranaguá: December 17, 1905 celebration
  • Curitiba: November 12, 1978 deceased

Brazilian politician (1905-1978) | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Universidade Federal do Paraná

45. Wim Schermerhorn

  • Akersloot: December 17, 1894 celebration
  • Haarlem: March 10, 1977 deceased

Dutch politician (1894–1977) | honorary member (1968) | Delft University of Technology | Akersloot: December 17, 1894 - Haarlem: March 10, 1977 | Wim

46. Giovanni Polvani

  • Spoleto: December 17, 1892 celebration
  • Milan: August 11, 1970 deceased

Italian physicist and mathematician (1892-1970) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Scuola Normale Superiore | Spoleto

47. Hu Shih

  • Shanghai: December 17, 1891 celebration
  • Taipei: February 24, 1962 deceased

Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962) | honorary doctor of Harvard University (1936), Messenger Lectures (1945), Honorary doctor of the

48. Jūen Satō (Juen Sato)

  • Higashiusuki district: December 17, 1887 celebration
  • January 5, 1964 deceased

Japanese politician | Medal with Blue Ribbon (1963), Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class (1964) | Tokyo Imperial University | Higashiusuki district

49. Kyōji Takeuchi (Kyoji Takeuchi)

  • December 17, 1887 celebration
  • December 11, 1966 deceased

Japanese politician and journalist | Medal with Blue Ribbon | Ueno Juku | December 17, 1887 - December 11, 1966 | Kyōji Takeuchi (Kyoji Takeuchi) | December

50. Yoriyasu Arima

  • Shibuya-ku: December 17, 1884 celebration
  • January 9, 1957 deceased

Japanese politician (1884-1957) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class | University of Tokyo | Shibuya-ku: December 17, 1884 - January 9, 1957 | Yoriyasu

51. Jean-Marie Charles Abrial

  • Réalmont: December 17, 1879 celebration
  • Dourgne: December 19, 1962 deceased

Minister of Marine (1879–1962) | Commander of the order of Nichan Iftikhar, Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Médaille militaire, Grand Cross of

52. Pieter Leonard de Gaay Fortman

  • Elst: December 17, 1875 celebration
  • Epe: July 26, 1954 deceased

Dutch politician (1875-1954) | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1929), Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1937), Officers' Cross (1911), Knight

53. William Lyon Mackenzie King

  • Kitchener: December 17, 1874 celebration
  • The Farm: July 22, 1950 deceased

10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950) | Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (1948), King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, Order of Merit (1947), Grand Cross of

54. Ioan A. Bassarabescu

  • Giurgiu: December 17, 1870 celebration
  • Bucharest: March 27, 1952 deceased

Romanian writer and politician (1870-1952) | Order of the Star of Romania | University of Bucharest | Giurgiu: December 17, 1870 - Bucharest: March 27, 1952

55. Henry Harrison

  • December 17, 1867 celebration
  • February 20, 1954 deceased

Irish politician (1867–1954) | Military Cross, Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Westminster School | December 17, 1867 - February 20, 1954

56. Kazys Grinius

  • Selema: December 17, 1866 celebration
  • Chicago: June 4, 1950 deceased

Third President of Lithuania from 7 June 1926 until 17 December 1926 | Life Saving Cross, Righteous Among the Nations (2015) | Marijampolė Gymnasium, Medical

57. Harriet Taylor Upton

  • Ravenna: December 17, 1853 celebration
  • Pasadena: November 2, 1945 deceased

American suffragist (1853–1945) | Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (1981) | Warren G. Harding High School | Ravenna: December 17, 1853 - Pasadena: November 2, 1945

58. Frédéric Baille (Frederic Baille)

  • December 17, 1848 celebration

Officer of the Legion of Honour (1903) | Lycée Charlemagne | December 17, 1848 - Greenock: July 5, 1951 | Frédéric Baille (Frederic Baille) | December

59. Max von Hausen

  • Dresden: December 17, 1846 celebration
  • Dresden: March 19, 1922 deceased

German general (1846-1922) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht the Bold, Order of the Crown, Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, Military

60. Lord George Hamilton

  • Dublin: December 17, 1845 celebration
  • New York City: September 22, 1927 deceased

British politician (1845-1927) | Doctor of Civil Law, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1903) | Harrow School | Dublin: December 17

61. Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre

  • Isla de León: December 17, 1810 celebration
  • Madrid: November 25, 1885 deceased

Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885) | Order of Saint Ferdinand, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword

62. Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Jan Evangelista Purkyne)

  • Libochovice: December 17, 1787 celebration
  • Prague: July 28, 1869 deceased

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1850) | Charles University | Libochovice

63. Louis Joseph Elisabeth Fortuné de Renaud de Boulogne (Louis Joseph Elisabeth Fortune de Renaud de Boulogne)

  • Boisset-et-Gaujac: December 17, 1786 celebration
  • Boisset-et-Gaujac: January 28, 1850 deceased

French politician (1786-1850) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of Glory, Order of Saint Louis | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

64. Vasily Popov

  • Kazan Governorate: December 17, 1743 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: November 5, 1822 deceased

Russian general | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

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