Tang Junyi

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tang.

Tang Junyi
Born	(1909-01-17)17 January 1909 Sichuan, Qing Dynasty
Died	Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Resting place	Chaoyang Cemetery, Taipei
Other names	Tang Yibo 唐毅伯
Alma mater	Sino-Russian University Beijing University Nanjing University
Occupation	Professor
Organization	New Asia College Taiwan University
Spouse(s)	Xie Tienguang (11 December 1916 - 24 August 2000)
Parent(s)	Tang Difeng 唐迪風 (1886-1931) Chen Daren 陳大任 (1887-1964)
Website	www.mastertang.com

Tang Junyi (Chinese: 唐君毅; pinyin: Táng Jūnyì; Wade–Giles: T'ang Chün-i, 17 January 1909 – 2 February 1978) was a Chinese philosopher, who was one of the leading exponents of New Confucianism. He was influenced by Plato and Hegel as well as by earlier Confucian thought.

Born in mainland China, graduated from philosophy department of National Central University (Nanjing University), Tang Junyi went into exile in Hong Kong in 1949, after the declaration of the People's Republic of China, living there for the rest of his life. There he helped found the New Asia College, which was integrated into the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1963. His work has mainly been influential in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States.

External links

• A Philosophical Symphony: Tang Junyi's System Anja Steinbauer