周叔弢先生原名明扬,后改名暹,字叔瞍,以字行,晚年自号弢翁。室名寒在堂、自庄严堪。安徽至德(今安徽东至县)人。生于1891年,卒于1984年。是我国近现代著名的藏书家。作为新中国成立以后依然健在的藏书家,可以说,他是传统意义上的藏书家中的最后一位。在他将近一个世纪的漫长人生中,他以毕生精力访求善本古籍,收藏宏富,至精至善。晚年将全部藏书无私地捐献给国家,他的高风亮节、爱国精神,永远令世人深深景仰。 Mr. Zhou Shutao formerly known as Ming Yang, later renamed Siam, the word uncle, with the word line, old age since the number Tao Weng. Room name cold in the hall, since the solemn worthy. Anhui to Germany (now Anhui East County) people. Born in 1891, died in 1984. It is a famous bibliophile in modern China. As a bibliophile who remains alive after the founding of new China, he can be said to be the last of the traditional bibliophiles. In his long life of nearly a century, he devoted his life to the rare books, collection of wealth, to fine the best. In his later years, he will donate all his collection of books to the country unselfishly. His high style and patriotic spirit will always deeply admire the world.