Tao Xingzhi, born on October 1891, died on July 25, 1946, Han nationality, Huizhou Jixian people, formerly known as Wenxuan, during the university to promote the Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Yangming's "knowledge and action unity" doctrine, named "knowledge and action". Graduated from Jinling University (incorporated into Nanjing University in 1952), the Department of Literature, Chinese educators, thinkers, great democratic fighters, patriots, one of the main leaders of the Chinese People's Rescue Congress and the Chinese Democratic Alliance.