Hu Houxuan (Chinese: 胡厚宣, 1911–1995) was a Chinese historian, chief editor and a contributor of the Jiaguwen Heji Shiwen (甲骨文合集释文), the modern Chinese transcriptions of the most comprehensive collection of the oracle bone inscriptions.[1] For 26 years, since 1956, he led the editorial team of the Jiaguwen Heji,[2] a monumental collection of over 40,000 pieces of inscribed oracle bones and a milestone in the history of the oracle bone studies.[3]
Hu Houxuan was the mentor of Professor Qiu Xigui of Fudan University in China and a leading historian of the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[4]
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HuHouxuan (Chinese: 胡厚宣, 1911–1995) was a Chinese historian, chief editor and a contributor of the Jiaguwen Heji Shiwen (甲骨文合集释文), the modern Chinese...
hitherto discovered. The result, the Jiaguwen Heji (1978–1982) edited by HuHouxuan and Guo Moruo, with its supplement (1999) edited by Peng Bangjiong, is...
rubbings of the inscriptions, but sometimes with only line drawings. HuHouxuan had worked on oracle bones since the 1930s, and began collecting rubbings...
Shanghai People's Publishing House, pp. 227–230, ISBN 978-981-15-6213-6 Hu, Houxuan, ed. (2009), 甲骨文合集释文, China Social Sciences Press, ISBN 978-7-5004-8462-2...
Chinese history. Under the influence of the renowned oracle bone expert HuHouxuan, he took interest in the oracle bones and Chinese bronze inscriptions...
compilations of oracle bone script under the eminent scholars Guo Moruo and HuHouxuan. He was promoted to associate research professor in 1985 and full professor...
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