Li Dazhao was a Chinese intellectual, revolutionary, and political activist who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with Chen Duxiu in 1921. He was one of the first Chinese intellectuals to publicly support Bolshevism and the October Revolution, and his writings and mentorship inspired a generation of young radicals, including Mao Zedong.
- Occupation
- politician, librarian, communist, philosopher
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty, Republic of China
- Born
- October 29, 1889
- Died
- April 28, 1927