Zhang Shenfu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Shenfu

Zhang Shenfu (Chinese: 张申府; 1893–1986), né Zhang Songnian (张崧年), courtesy name Shenfu (申甫), was a founder of the Chinese Communist Party, a philosopher, and a political activist. Zhang was born on June 15, 1893, in xiaoduo village, zhili (modern Hebei). His father, Zhang Liangong, was a senior official. In 1912, Zhang enter middle school affiliated to senior normal school (高等师范学堂附属中学班) in Beiping (today Beijing) to learn. He also enrolled at Peking University to learn philosophy and math in 1914. After graduating from Peking University, Zhang started to lecture in Peking University, he also assist the university librarian Li Dazhao work. When the Chinese Communist Party was founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao in the French concession of Shanghai in 1921 as a study society and informal network, Zhang join the group and then introduce his fiancée Liu Qingyang and Zhou Enlai to CCP. In 1925, since contradiction and disagreement with rest representatives in the fourth congress, Zhang quit the party. After CCP won the Chinese Civil War, Zhang had job of searcher in Beijing library with Zhou Enlai's permission. Due to his stance, Zhang was listed as right-wing in 1957, Anti-Rightist Campaign was launched. Until Mao's death and 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee, he was rehabilitated. He dead in 1986 at 93 years.