Hu Sheng

Hu Sheng
胡绳
Hu Sheng
Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
1982–1987
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
10 April 1988 – 13 March 1998
ChairmanLi Xiannian
Li Ruihuan
President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
In office
1985–1998
Preceded byHu Qiaomu
Succeeded byLi Tieying
Personal details
Born(1918-01-11)January 11, 1918
Suzhou, China
DiedNovember 5, 2000(2000-11-05) (aged 82)
Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
OccupationPolitician, historian, writer

Hu Sheng (11 January 1918 – 5 November 2000), was a Chinese Marxist theorist and historian. He was President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1985 to 1998, and also served as Vice-Chairman of the seventh and eighth National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference[1] and member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

  1. ^ Song, Yuwu (2013). Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China. McFarland. p. 254.
  2. ^ "Hu Sheng 胡绳". China Vitae.