Li Da (philosopher)

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Li Da
李达
President of Wuhan University
In office November 1952 – August 1966
Preceded by	Zhou Gengsheng
Succeeded by	Zhuang Guo
President of Hunan University
In office December 1949 – January 1953
Preceded by	Yi Dingxin
Succeeded by	Zhu Fan
Personal details
Born	(1890-10-02)2 October 1890 Lingling, Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Died	24 August 1966(1966-08-24) (aged 75) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Wang Huiwu
Children	3, including Li Xintian
Education	Beijing Normal University University of Tokyo
Occupation	Philosopher, writer

Li Da (simplified Chinese: 李达; traditional Chinese: 李達; pinyin: Lǐ Dá; 2 October 1890 – 24 August 1966) was an early Chinese Marxist philosopher and founding member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was heavily involved in bringing Marxism into China by translating Marxist literature into the Chinese language, editing, writing books, and teaching, among other things. He subscribed to and spread Orthodox Marxism throughout his life.