China: Wang Guowei, 20th century Chinese literary figure, historian and scholar
Wang Guowei (traditional Chinese: 王國維; simplified Chinese: 王國维; pinyin: Wáng Guówéi; Wade-Giles: Wang Kuo-wei) (December 2, 1877 - A versatile and original scholar, he made A versatile and original scholar, he made important contributions to the studies of ancient history, epigraphy, philology, vernacular literature and literary theory.