Luo Ergang (; January 29, 1901 – May 25, 1997), also known as Elgan Lo and Lo Erh-kang,
was a
historian and
researcher at the
Institute of Modern History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院近代史研究所). He was an authority on the
Taiping Rebellion from a
left-wing perspective.
Biography
Born in
Gui County
Guigang (; Zhuang: ''Gveigangj'') is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangxi in the People's Republic of China. Prior to 1988, it was known as Gui County or Guixian ().
Geography and climate
Guigang is located in eastern Guangxi. It is locate ...
(now
Guigang, Guangxi) on January 29, 1901, Luo studied history under Professor
Hu Shih at
Peking University
Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education.
Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
.
In December 1950, Luo Ergang began to prepare for the construction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Memorial Hall (太平天国纪念馆), which was established in October 1956 (later renamed as the
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum
The Taiping Kingdom History Museum () is a museum dedicated to artifacts from the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864). It is located on the grounds of the Zhan Yuan Garden, a historical garden in Nanjing, China.
History
The garden that surrounds the m ...
).
In 1958, he joined the
Chinese Communist Party.
He died of illness in
Beijing on May 25, 1997.
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References
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1901 births
1997 deaths
Historians of China
People from Guigang
People's Republic of China historians
Historians from Guangxi
20th-century Chinese historians
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences