Jao Tsung-I (9 August 1917－6 February 2018)

Prof. Jao Tsung-I taught more than 10 courses Among them, were  “Chinese Tz’u Poetry” in 1959, an “Introduction To Paleography” in 1960, “Hsuo-wen” in 1962, “Bronze Inscriptions” in 1964, and “Lectures on Chinese Literature: Sung Literature” in 1967. As Prof. Jao’s courses focused mainly on poetry and literature, many local writers and poets signed up to learn from the Professor.

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