“一代国学大家”① 、安徽大学首任校长、一级教授刘文典 (叔雅 )先生离开我们已四十余年了 ,然而至今尚少有人专门研究其生平及学术思想。间有一些关于刘文典生平事迹的记述 ,却又颇与史实相抵牾。故而笔者不揣浅陋 ,在走访有关当事人并查阅了大量相关资料的基础上 ,仅就其生 “Generation of Sinologists” ① Mr. Liu Wendian (First Uncle), the first president and first professor of Anhui University, left us for more than 40 years. However, few people have studied the life and academic thought so far. There are some accounts of the life story of Liu Wendian, but quite contrary to historical facts. Therefore, I do not speculate shallow, visited the parties and access to a large number of relevant information based on the only students