Yang Xingfo
Chinese management scholar and activist
About Yang Xingfo
Lived 1893 – 1933 (aged 40). Yang Xingfo was a human rights defender, business administration scholar, economist, university teacher and politician.
Yang Xingfo, also spelt Yang Hsingfo (楊杏佛) and otherwise known as Yang Chu'en (楊銓)(May 4, 1893 - June 18, 1933) was a Chinese management scholar and activist. He was professor at National Central University in Nanjing (then known as Nanking) and co-founded the Science Society of China while studying at Cornell University.
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Who was Yang Xingfo?
Chinese management scholar and activist
When was Yang Xingfo born?
Yang Xingfo was born on 4 May 1893 in Zhangshu, Jiangxi.
When did Yang Xingfo die?
Yang Xingfo died on 18 June 1933.
What was Yang Xingfo's occupation?
Yang Xingfo was a human rights defender, business administration scholar, economist, university teacher and politician.
What nationality was Yang Xingfo?
Yang Xingfo's recorded nationality: Chinese Soviet Republic.
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