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Apr 20, 1911 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Died on 01 Jan 1966 (aged 54)
Chinese scholar and archaeologist
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About Chen Mengjia
- Chen Mengjia (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Mèngjia; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Meng-chia; 20 April 1911, Nanjing – 3 September 1966, Beijing) was a Chinese scholar, poet and archaeologist.
- He was considered the foremost authority on oracle bones and was Professor of Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
- He was married to the poet and translator Zhao Luorui (aka Lucy Chao, 1912–1998).
- Chen committed suicide in 1966, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution after being labeled a "capitalist intellectual" and Rightist, having criticised Chinese leaders in 1957.
