Tang Yijie

Tang Yijie (Chinese: 汤一介; pinyin: Tāng Yījiè; Wade–Giles: T'ang I-chieh; 16 February 1927 − 9 September 2014) was a Chinese scholar and professor at Peking University, who has been described as China's top scholar on philosophy and Chinese studies. He spearheaded the Confucian Canon project, seeking to compile all known classical works on Confucianism, and was the first director of the Institute of Confucian Studies at Peking University.

Tang Yijie
汤一介
Tang Yijie with wife Yue Daiyun in 1953
Born(1927-02-16)16 February 1927
Tianjin, China
Died9 September 2014(2014-09-09) (aged 87)
Alma materPeking University
SpouseYue Daiyun (乐黛云)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsPeking University
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