Wu Wenzao

Wu Wenzao 吴文藻
Born	(1901-12-20)20 December 1901 Jiangyin, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty
Died	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 Beijing, People's Republic of China
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	sociologist
Spouse	Bing Xin
Children	Wu Qing

Wu Wenzao was a Chinese sociologist, anthropologist, ethnologist. He was born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He was admitted into Tsinghua University at 1917. In 1923, his schoolmate Pan Guangdan (Quentin Kuang-tan Pan) persuaded him to go abroad to study at Dartmouth College after his graduation from Tsinghua. The classes in biology, chemistry, and the other natural sciences at Dartmouth greatly influenced him, and he later attempted to have his students use the scientific methods in their social studies. In 1925, he was admitted into Columbia University, and in 1928 he got his PhD in the Department of Sociology. In 1938 he founded the Department of Sociology of Yunnan University, after 1950 he served as a professor of Central College for Nationalities. Fei Xiaotong, Lin Yaohua, Huang Huajie, Qu Tongzu were his students. Wu greatly promoted localization of sociology and ethnology in China as a whole.

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• 腾飞中国：吴文藻的身份