Gu Jiegang

Gu Jiegang
Gu Jiegang, c. 1920s
Born(1893-05-08)8 May 1893
Died25 December 1980(1980-12-25) (aged 87)
Beijing, China
CitizenshipChinese
Alma materPeking University
Known forYigupai
Scientific career
FieldsFolklore, Sinology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese顧頡剛
Simplified Chinese顾颉刚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGù Jiégāng
Wade–GilesKu Chieh-kang
IPA[kû tɕjě.káŋ]
Gu Jiegang at his apartment in Wukang Road, Shanghai, in 1954.

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.