Qian Xuantong

Qian Xuantong
Born	1887 Huzhou, Zhejiang
Died	17 January 1939
Known for	Simplified characters, pinyin
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
School or tradition	Doubting Antiquity School
Institutions	Peking University
Main interests	Philology, language planning
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	錢玄同
Simplified Chinese	钱玄同
Hanyu Pinyin	Qián Xuántóng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Chyan Shyuantorng
Wade–Giles	Ch’ien Hsüan-t’ung
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	錢夏
Simplified Chinese	钱夏
Hanyu Pinyin	Qián Xià
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Chyan Shiah
Wade–Giles	Ch'ien Hsia
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese	德潛
Simplified Chinese	德潜
Hanyu Pinyin	Déqián
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Derchyan
Wade–Giles	Te-ch'ien

Qian Xuantong (1887 – 17 January 1939) was a Chinese linguist and writer considered to be a leading figure of the Doubting Antiquity School, along with Gu Jiegang. He was a professor of literature at National Peking University.^[1]