Liu Shifu (Liu Shifu)

Japanese: 劉師復 - りゅうしふく（英語表記）Liú Shī fù

1884‐1915
An anarchist in the early Republic of China. A native of Xiangshan (now Zhongshan) County, Guangdong Province. His name was also written as Sif, and he was also known as Liu Sif. In 1904 (the 30th year of the Guangxu era), he studied in Japan, and in 1905 he joined the China Tongminghui. In 1907 he was arrested after failing to assassinate Guangdong Navy Admiral Li Jun, and losing his left hand. After being released from prison in 1909 (the 1st year of the Xuantong era), he organized an assassination squad in Hong Kong, and plotted to assassinate Regent Wang Zaifeng, among other things. During the Xinhai Revolution, he attempted to assassinate Yuan Shikai, but gave up when the North-South Peace Agreement was reached. He then retired to Hangzhou to meditate, and in May 1912 he organized the anarchist group Huiming Academy in Guangzhou, and later founded the Heart Society, which advocated moral cultivation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1884‐1915
中国，民国初期のアナーキスト。広東省香山(現，中山)県の人。名は思復とも書き，劉思復でも知られる。1904年(光緒30)日本に留学し，05年中国同盟会に加盟した。07年広東水師提督李準の暗殺に失敗，左手を失って逮捕された。09年(宣統1)出獄ののち，香港で暗殺団を組織，摂政王載灃（さいほう）の暗殺などを企てた。辛亥革命のときは，袁世凱（えんせいがい）暗殺をはかったが，南北和議成立で断念した。その後，杭州に隠棲して思索を練り，12年5月広州でアナーキズム団体晦鳴学舎を組織し，さらに道徳修義を標榜する心社を結成した。

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