Li Shizeng

Li Shizeng (Chinese: 李石曾; Wade–Giles: Li Shih-tseng; 29 May 1881 – 30 September 1973), born Li Yuying, was an educator, promoter of anarchist doctrines, political activist, and member of the Chinese Nationalist Party in early Republican China.

Not to be confused with Li Shizhen.
This article is about the Chinese anarchist and educator. For the Chinese-Canadian computer scientist, see Yuying Li.
Li Shizeng
1928 Autochrome by Georges Chevalier
Born
李煜瀛 Li Yuying

(1881-05-29)29 May 1881
Beijing, China
Died30 September 1973(1973-09-30) (aged 92)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityChinese
EducationEcole Pratique d'Agriculture du Chesnoy, Sorbonne, Pasteur Institute
Occupation(s)Educator, political activist
Political partyKMT

After coming to Paris in 1902, Li took a graduate degree in chemistry and biology, and then along with Wu Zhihui and Zhang Renjie, cofounded the Chinese anarchist movement. He was a supporter of Sun Yat-sen. He organized cultural exchange between France and China, established the first factory in Europe to manufacture and sell beancurd, and created Diligent Work-Frugal Study programs which brought Chinese students to France for work in factories. In the 1920s, Li, Zhang, Wu, and Cai Yuanpei were known as the anti-communist "Four Elders" of the Chinese Nationalist Party.

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