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Nguyễn Văn Tố

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Nguyễn Văn Tố
1st Chairman of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
In office
2 March 1946 – 8 November 1946
PresidentHồ Chí Minh
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBùi Bằng Đoàn
Personal details
Born(1889-06-05)June 5, 1889
Hà Đông, Tonkin (French protectorate)
DiedOctober 7, 1947(1947-10-07) (aged 58)
Bắc Kạn, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
OccupationLiterary scholar, Politician

Nguyễn Văn Tố (5 June 1889 – 7 October 1947) pen name Ứng Hoè, was a Vietnamese literary scholar, journalist and politician. He was the first Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, holding the position from 2 March 1946 to 8 November 1946.[1][2] Tố was killed in action in Operation Léa in 1947.[3]

In 1906, Nguyễn started working at the French Viễn Đông Bác Cổ in Hanoi.[1] In 1913, he joined the editorial board of the Đông Dương tạp chí — a magazine that actively promoted Quốc ngữ via translated articles from original Chinese and French works, managed by Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh.[4]

Nguyễn was appointed chief editor of Trí Tri magazine in 1921, then chairman of hội Trí Tri (an educational movement for promoting the French language) in 1934.[1]

In 1938, Nguyễn Văn Tố together with Bùi Kỷ [vi], Tôn Thất Bình and other associates with support of Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Trần Trọng Kim, Hoàng Xuân Hãn, Lê Thước [vi] formed Hội Truyền bá học chữ Quốc ngữ (en: Association for the diffusion of Quốc ngữ, fr: Association pour la diffusion du Quốc ngữ) to eradicate illiteracy via popular libraries and free Quốc ngữ courses.[5]

From 1941 to 1945, Nguyễn wrote hundreds of articles about Vietnamese culture and Eastern culture for Tri Tân magazine [vi][3]

Nguyễn Văn Tố authored many works under his pen name of Ứng Hoè, but one of his works under his real name was a list of Cham place names that existed or still exist in regions of Central Vietnam once occupied by people of Champa.[6] Most of these villages no longer exist.[citation needed]

Works

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  • Đại Nam dật sử (Đại Nam's scattered history)
  • Sử ta so với sử Tàu (Comparison between Vietnamese history and Chienese history)
  • Những ông Nghè triều Lê (Doctorates under the Lê dynasty)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chairman of the National Assembly – Nguyễn Văn Tố". nvsk.vnanet.vn. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ David G. Marr Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945–1946) 2013 Page 713 index "Nguyễn Văn Tố 95, 96, 290, 581n1; chairs National Assembly Standing Committee, 57, 65—68, 93—94,"
  3. ^ a b c "Ứng Hòe Nguyễn Văn Tố". baotanglichsu.vn. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Indochina Magazine and the absorbing of the international literature" (PDF). sti.vista.gov.vn. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ "The Quốc ngữ spreading movement in Tonkin". archives.org.vn. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ Nguyễn-văn-Tố, "Noms de lieu cham-annamites," Bullétins et Travaux, Institut Indochinoise pour l'Étude de l'Homme VI (1943):225-246.