December 28

Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo 刘晓波 (born December 28, 1955) – Chinese professor, human rights activist, 2010 Nobel Prize winner

Read the Nobel Prize biography of Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo talks about the prison of Chinese society
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Shen Congwen

Shen Congwen (Shen Ts’ung-wen) 沈從文 (born December 28, 1902) Chinese novelist – The Long River / Chang He (长河)

Read about Shen Congwen's wife here


Mortimer Adler

Mortimer J. Adler (born December 28, 1902) U.S. philosopher, essayist – How To Read a Book (1940)

Read and listen to an interview of Adler here

Mortimer J. Adler talks about language, speaking and listening
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