Kang Youwei
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Kang Youwei (March 19, 1858–March 31, 1927) was a Chinese scholar and political reformist. He called for an end to property and the family in the interest of Chinese nationalism. Due to his desire to end the traditional Chinese family structure, he is regarded as an advocate for women's rights in China. [1]
He was a mentor of Liang Qichao, and the two of them participated in the Hundred Days' Reform. Both fled abroad when the program was unsuccessful.
Chinese government officials ordered him executed by the method of ling chi or "death by a thousand cuts", and he fled to Hong Kong, which was then controlled by the British Empire. After China became a republic in 1912 he remained an advocate of constitutional monarchy, and for this aim he launched a failed coup d'état in 1917.
Kang's daughter, Kang Tongbi (康同壁) was a student at Barnard College.
Reference
- Jung-pang Lo. K'ang Yu-wei: A Biography and a Symposium. Library of Congress number 66-20911.
