Li Ao | |
|---|---|
李敖 | |
 Li Ao at Fayuan Temple in Beijing in 2005 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1935 Harbin, Manchukuo |
| Died | 18 March 2018 (aged 82) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Cause of death | Brain tumor |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Hedy Lee [zh] (1964, daughter) Li Kan [zh] (1992, son) Li Chen (1994, daughter) |
| Parent(s) | Li Dingyi Zhang Kuichen |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) |
| Occupation | Writer, social commentator, historian, independent politician |
| Known for | Civil rights movement, Activism, Chinese culture criticism |
| Courtesy name | Aozhi (敖之) (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chi) |
Li Ao (Chinese: 李敖; pinyin: Lǐ Áo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Ngô͘, also spelled Lee Ao; 25 April 1935 – 18 March 2018) was a Chinese-Taiwanese writer, essayist, social commentator, historian and independent politician.[1]
Li's critics have called him an intellectual narcissist. He was a vocal critic of both the main political parties in Taiwan today, the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party.
Li's father was charged with treason.[2] 96 of Li's books were temporarily banned in Taiwan. Li was also imprisoned for a dispute with a former employer.[3]
- ^ Huang Ming (黄明), ed. (20 March 2018). 李敖：对抗整个时代的“骂将” [Li Ao: a "general" against the whole age]. Wencui (《文萃》) (in Chinese). 2705. Changsha: Hunan Daily: 16.
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