Nguyễn Văn Tố (; 5 June 1889 – 7 October 1947) pen name Ứng Hoè (), was a Vietnamese literary scholar, journalist and politician. He was the first

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, holding the position from 2 March 1946 to 8 November 1946. Nguyễn was

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in Operation Léa in 1947. In 1906, Nguyễn started working at the French Viễn Đông Bác Cổ in Hanoi. In 1913, he joined the editorial board of the Đông Dương tạp chí — a magazine that actively promoted

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via translated articles from original Chinese and French works, managed by

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. Nguyễn was appointed chief editor of ''Trí Tri'' magazine in 1921, then chairman of

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(an educational movement for promoting the

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) in 1934. In 1938, Nguyễn Văn Tố together with , Tôn Thất Bình and other associates with support of Nguyễn Văn Huyên,

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, formed ''Hội Truyền bá học chữ Quốc ngữ'' (en: Association for the diffusion of Quốc ngữ, fr: Association pour la diffusion du Quốc ngữ) to eradicate illiteracy via popular libraries and free

courses. From 1941 to 1945, Nguyễn wrote hundreds of articles about Vietnamese culture and Eastern culture for Nguyễn Văn Tố authored many works under his pen name of Ứng Hoè, but one of his works under his real name was a list of Cham place names that existed or still exist in regions of Central Vietnam once occupied by people of Champa.Nguyễn-văn-Tố, "Noms de lieu cham-annamites," ''Bullétins et Travaux, Institut Indochinoise pour l'Étude de l'Homme'' VI (1943):225-246. Most of these villages no longer exist.

Works

*''Đại Nam dật sử '' ( Đại Nam's scattered history) *''Sử ta so với sử Tàu'' (Comparison between Vietnamese history and Chienese history) *''Những ông Nghè triều Lê'' (Doctorates under the

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)

References

1889 births 1947 deaths People from Hanoi Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (Vietnam) Assassinated Vietnamese politicians Assassinated legislative speakers Politicians assassinated in the 1940s {{Vietnam-bio-stub