Luo Ergang Explained

Luo Ergang
Birth Date:	29 January 1901
Birth Place:	Guigang, Guangxi
Death Place:	Beijing, China
Party:	Chinese Communist Party^[1]

Luo Ergang (; January 29, 1901^[2] – May 25, 1997^[3]), also known as Elgan Lo and Lo Erh-kang,^[4] was a historian^[5] 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).^[6] He was an authority on the Taiping Rebellion^[7] from a left-wing perspective.

Biography

Born in Gui County (now Guigang, Guangxi)^[8] on January 29, 1901, Luo studied history under Professor Hu Shih at Peking University.

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).^[9]

In 1958, he joined the Chinese Communist Party.^[10] He died of illness in Beijing on May 25, 1997.^[11]

Works

• Book: Luo Ergang. History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. 1991. Zhonghua Book Company. 978-7-101-00393-2.
• Book: Luo Ergang. Five Years at the Master's Gates: Trivial Notes on Hu Shi. 2006. Life, Reading, New Knowledge Joint Publishing Company. 978-7-108-02564-7.
• Book: Luo Ergang. Outline of the History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. 2013. Yuelu Press. 978-7-5538-0038-7.

Notes and References

1. Book: Liao Gelong. Luo Zhupeng. Fan Yuan. Chinese Dictionary of Personal Names. 1990. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.
2. Book: Encyclopedia of China. 1992. Encyclopedia of China Publishing House.
3. News: May 25, 1997 Famous historian Luo Erzang passed away. https://web.archive.org/web/20040603002904/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/historic/0525/1711.html. dead. 30 March 2021. 2004-06-03. People's Daily.
4. Book: John King Fairbank. The Cambridge History of the Late Qing Dynasty in China, 1800-1911. 1985. China Social Sciences Press. 978-7-5004-0766-9.
5. Book: Zhihong Shi. Agricultural Development in Qing China: A Quantitative Study, 1661-1911. 20 October 2017. BRILL. 978-90-04-35524-8. 174–.
6. Web site: Luo Ergang and the manuscript of "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom". 2010-11-23. National Library of China.
7. Book: Huaiyin Li. Reinventing Modern China: Imagination and Authenticity in Chinese Historical Writing. 31 October 2012. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-3726-6. 151–.
8. Book: Xinhua Monthly, Issues 7-12. 1997. People's Publishing House.
9. News: About Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20130621031545/http://www.china.com.cn/zhuanti2005/txt/2006-02/21/content_6124908.htm. dead. 2006-02-21. 2013-06-21. China.com.cn.
10. Luo Wenqi. Book: Historian Luo Ergang. 2001. Nanjing University Press. 978-7-305-03699-6.
11. News: Luo Erzang dies in Beijing. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230523/http://www.china.com.cn/aboutchina/zhuanti/zg365/2009-05/25/content_17826719.htm. dead. 2009-05-25. 2018-04-18. China.com.cn.