Gu Jiegang | |||||||||||
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Died | 25 December 1980 Beijing, China | (aged 87)||||||||||
Citizenship | Chinese | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||||||
Known for | Yigupai | ||||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||||
Fields | Folklore, Sinology | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 顧頡剛 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 顾颉刚 | ||||||||||
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Gu Jiegang (8 May 1893 – 25 December 1980) was a Chinese folklorist, historian, and sinologist who was best known for his seven-volume work Gushi Bian (《古史辨》, or Debates on Ancient History). He was a co-founder and the leading force of the Doubting Antiquity School, and was highly influential in the 20th century development of Chinese historiography.