John Pomfret

John Pomfret

male
John Pomfret is an American journalist and writer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Stanford University, receiving B.A. and M.A. in...
Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth

male, 57 years old
Vikram Seth was born in 1952 in Calcutta, India. He has travelled widely and lived in Britain, California, India and China. His first novel, The...
Wei Zhao

Wei Zhao

deceased (273)
Wei Zhao, Chinese scholar. Wei Zhao was the first President (博士祭酒) of the Imperial Central College at Nanjing (ancient Nanjing University).
John Rabe

John Rabe

male, deceased (1950)
John Rabe (November 23, 1882 - January 5, 1949) was a German businessman whose Nanjing Safety Zone sheltered some 200,000 Chinese from slaughter...
Li Lu

Li Lu

male, 43 years old
Li Lu (李禄 Pinyin: Lǐ Lù) (born 1966) was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square protes...
Xu Beihong

Xu Beihong

male, deceased (1953)
Xu Beihong (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953) (born in Yixing, Jiangsu) was a Chinese painter. Considered a modern master in China, his merging...
Fu Baoshi

Fu Baoshi

male, deceased (1965)
Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) was a Chinese painter from Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. He studied Oriental Art History in Japan in his early years and also...
Wu Cheng'En

Wu Cheng'En

male, deceased (1582)
Wu Cheng'en was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty. He was born in Huainan, Jiangsu. He studied in ancient Nanjing University for more...
Zheng Ji

Zheng Ji

male, 109 years old
Zheng Ji is a nutritionist and a pioneering biochemist from Nanxi, Sichuan. He is considered the founder of modern nutrition science in China. In...
Feng Kang

Feng Kang

male, deceased (1993)
Feng Kang was a Chinese mathematician and scientist. He was born in Nanjing, China on Sept 9, 1920, died on August 17, 1993. He spent his childhood...