Liang Siyong

Liang Siyong
(Liang Ssu-yung)
梁思永
Born(1904-11-13)13 November 1904
Died2 April 1954(1954-04-02) (aged 49)
Alma materTsinghua University
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, anthropologist, field researcher
OrganizationInstitute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Known forIntroducing archaeology into China
Notable workChengziya site excavation report [城子崖遺址發掘報告] (1934)
Spouse
Li Fuman
(m. 1931)
ParentLiang Qichao (father)
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Sīyǒng
Wade–GilesLiang2 Ssu1-yung3

Liang Siyong (Chinese: 梁思永; Wade–Giles: Liang Ssu-yung; 13 November 1904 – 2 April 1954)[1] was a Chinese anthropologist and archaeologist. He was deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. One of the first scholars to introduce the discipline of archaeology to China, Liang is regarded as one of China's "first-generation archaeologists". He was the second son of the scholar Liang Qichao. Liang was married to Li Fuman, with whom he had one daughter. He died of a heart attack on 2 April 1954, at the age of 49.

  1. ^ Jamieson, John C. "Archaeology on the Chinese mainland since 1949" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 4 February 2016.