Luo Ergang (; January 29, 1901 – May 25, 1997), also known as Elgan Lo and Lo Erh-kang, was a

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

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at the Institute of Modern History of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院近代史研究所). He was an authority on the

Taiping Rebellion The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict lasted 14 years, from its outbreak in 1850 until the fall of ...

from a

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perspective.

Biography

Born in Gui County (now Guigang, Guangxi) on January 29, 1901, Luo studied history under Professor

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. In December 1950, Luo Ergang began to prepare for the construction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Memorial Hall (太平天国纪念馆), which was established in October 1956 (later renamed as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum). In 1958, he joined the

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. He died of illness in

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on May 25, 1997.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luo, Ergang 1901 births 1997 deaths Historians of China People from Guigang Historians from Guangxi 20th-century Chinese historians Chinese Academy of Social Sciences