DoctorHuShihwasthemostremarkableChineseintellectualofthe20thcentury.Hewastheleadingpioneerofvernacular,ratherthanclassical,Chinese.Itwaswidelyadoptedbyschoolsandthemediaduringthe1920s.HislecturesatBeijingUniversityandelsewhere,booksandarticlesinfluencedtensofthousandsofChinese.From1938-1942,heservedasChina’sambassadorinWashingtonDCandplayedakeyroleinpersuadingPresidentFranklinRoosevelttoenterWorldWarTwoontheChineseside.
