Dai Yi, a notable Chinese historian best known for his substantial contributions to the study of the Qing period, spent his whole career as a professor at Renmin University in China.
Regrettably, the world said goodbye to this intellectual genius on January 24, 2024, when he died at the age of 97.
Dai Yi cause of death
The exact cause of Dai Yi’s death is still unknown, which casts further mystery around the loss of the historian and honorary director.
Dai Yi obituary information
Information on Dai Yi’s obituary has not yet been made public.
Despite the unavailability of his obituary, He oversaw PhD students and held the position of honorary director of the university’s Qing period history institute. In 1948, the National Party of China began pursuing him because he was a Chinese Communist Party member.
He escaped and took sanctuary in Hua Bei University, which subsequently changed its name to Renmin University of China, with the help of the CCP. He continued to work as a teacher at the university after receiving his degree.
Dai Yi was actively spearheading the project to complete the History of Qing, a comprehensive anthology that chronicles the history of the Qing dynasty, as of April 2020.
