Xia Ruifang | |||||||
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Born | 1871 | ||||||
Died | 10 January 1914 | (aged 42–43)||||||
Occupation(s) | Author, editor, publisher | ||||||
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Chinese | 夏瑞芳 | ||||||
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Xia Ruifang (Chinese: 夏瑞芳; pinyin: Xià Ruìfāng; 1871 – 10 January 1914), courtesy name Cuifang[1]: 1 (Chinese: 粹芳; pinyin: Cuìfāng), was a Chinese publisher. Known as "China's first publisher", he co-founded the Commercial Press in 1897 and oversaw its operations until his assassination in 1914.