Yan Fu
Yan Fu(1853-1924) was a graduate of the
Fuzou dockyard school
during the later years of the
Qing dynasty
in China. After graduating he was sent to Greenwich, England to continue his studies. Surprisingly, upon his return to China he was unable to pass the
civil service exam
. It was not until after the Chinese defeat in the
sino-Japanese war
that Yan Fu became famous for his works of the time period. He is particularly well-known for his translation of works such as
Thomas Huxley
's
Ethics and Evolution
,
Adam Smith
's
Wealth of Nations
, and
John Stuart Mill
's
On Liberty
.
See also
Chinese literature
Sun Yatsen
*
Kang Yuwei
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