Ye Shengtao

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Ye Shengtao
Traditional Chinese	葉聖陶
Simplified Chinese	叶圣陶
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Shèngtáo Wade–Giles Yeh Sheng-t'ao

Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894 – 16 February 1988) was a Chinese writer, journalist, educator, publisher and politician. He was a founder of the Association for Literary Studies (文學研究會), the first literature association during the May Fourth Movement in China. He served as the Vice-Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China.

Throughout his life, he was dedicated to publishing and language education. He subscribed to the philosophy that "Literature is for Life" (文學為人生).