Academia Sinica
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Academia Sinica is the national academy of Taiwan. Headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, it conducts research in mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Former Academia Sinica site in Nanjing, currently the Nanjing Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences
(Left to right) President James C. Liao, president of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, and vice president of Taiwan Chen Chien-jen at the 32nd Convocation Meeting
Main entrance
Emblem at the main entrance
Hu Shih
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Hu Shih was a Chinese academic, writer, diplomat, and politician. Hu contributed to Chinese liberalism and language reform, and was a leading advocate for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He par
Academia Sinica
…Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, as the 11th president on 21 June 2016. The list of past presidents also includes Hu Shih, a philosopher and essayist, and a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of vernacular Chinese, as well…
Hu in 1960
Hu Shih Hall at Cornell University
Hu Shih as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries
Hu Shih (left) and Chiang Kai-shek at Academia Sinica, Taipei, April 1958