Fu, Sinian, 1896 - 1950 (Chinese educator and linguist)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Needham's notes of a conversation with Fu Ssu-Nien [傅斯年/ Fu Sinian] about the Confucian view that moral qualities could be attributed to inanimate objects, 1943
The talk was in Lichuang, Szechuan, China.
Letter from Fu Ssu-nien [傅斯年 / Fu Sinian] of Academia Sinica, Chungking, China, about the study of 《天工開物》[Tian Kung Khai Wu / Tian Gong Kai Wu] and 《周禮》 [Chou Li / Zhou Li], 1944-06-02
Fu refers to books he believes 'indispensible' for the study of the two works.
Letter from Walter Landauer of the University of Connecticut, U.S.A. to Joseph Needham in Chungking, China, about the history of the incubation and hatching of eggs in China, and related documents, 1943-10-18
The related documents comprise part of a letter from Fu Ssu-Nien [傅斯年 / Fu Sinian] in Lichuang, advising that he has arranged for a search of Chinese literature for relevant references (The other part of the letter is probably catalogued as SCC2/57/6.); notes.
Letter from 傅斯年 [Fu Sse-Nien / Fu Sinian] accompanying information on incendiaries and gunpowder formualae from Chinese sources, 1944-09-15 - 2002-05
The accompanying information comprises copied extracts from the 《武經總要》[Wu Ching Tsung Yao / Wu Jing Zong Yao], (1044), on flamethrowers, smoke bombs, toxic smoke bombs, gunpowder composition, faeces bombs etc. The documents also include a contemporary English translation of the letter; notes by John Moffett, Librarian of the Needham Research Insitutute about the indentity of the scribe of the letter and notes, (May 2002).
Letter from 傅斯年 [Fu Ssu-Nien / Fu Sinian] of Academia Sinica in Li-chuang about editions of Kuantze [管子 / Guanzi] and other matters, 1944-08-13
Other matters discussed include folk dance records and photos given to Fu by Dorothy Needham; Joseph Needham's book buying in Foochow and Kwelin.
Part of a letter from Fu Ssu-Nien [傅斯年 / Fu Sinian] about the work of 王振鐸 [Wang Chen-To / Wang Zhenduo] in relation to the compass and related documents, 1944-08-13
The related documents comprise Joseph Needham's note of a conversation with Fu about Wang's work; other notes by Needham.
Part of a letter from Fu Ssu-Nien [傅斯年/ Fu Sinian] in Lichuang [Lizhuang, Sichuan Province] advising Jospeh Needham that he has shown 'his notes on Tun-Huang to Mr. Hsiang Ta', 1944-02-25
Fu goes on to say that he agrees 'wholeheartedly on the method and scope of preservation' [for the caves]. (The other part of the letter is probably catalogued in SCC2/334/2/1.)
Part of a letter from Fu Ssu Nien [傅斯年 Fu Sinian] of the Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Academia Sinica about the mathematical classics, 1944-08-13
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.