Apr 24 2007
Zhou Shutao 周叔『弓山文』
Zhou Shutao 周叔『弓山文』 (1891 – 1984;
- Deputy Mayor of Tianjin
He’s born 明扬Mingyang, then changed to 名暹 Mingxian; ziShutao 周叔『弓山文』(my Chinese WP doesn’t have the character, but it made up with those 3), wan haoShuweng 『弓山文』翁. He’s the major figure and share holder in his uncle Xuexi’s empire. A famed industrialist in his own right, he began collecting books in 1912 when he was only 21 years old, till 1984: a truly life long pursuit. His major collection was donated to the Bejing Library in 1952.