Liang Qichao
Liang Qichao (Chinese: 梁啟超; Wade–Giles: Liang Ch'i-ch'ao; February 23, 1873 – January 19, 1929), courtesy name Zhuoru, pseudonym Rengong, was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist who lived during the late Qing dynasty and early Republic. He inspired Chinese scholars with his writings and reform movements.
Biography
Family
Liang Qichao was born in a small village in Xinhui, Guangdong Province on February 23, 1873.
Liang's father, Liang Baoying (梁寶瑛, courtesy name Lianjian 蓮澗), was a farmer, but a background in classics allowed him to introduce Liang to various literary works when Liang was six years old. By the age of nine, Liang started writing thousand-word essays and became a district-school student soon after.
Liang had two wives: Li Huixian (李惠仙) and Wang Guiquan (王桂荃). They gave birth to nine children, all of whom became successful individuals through Liang's strict and effective education. Three of them were scientific personnel at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, including Liang Sicheng, the prominent historian of Chinese architecture.
