严复(1854～1921),福建福州人,中国近代著名启蒙思想家、教育家、翻译家。1880年,严复被李鸿章饬调天津,参与创办北洋水师学堂,先后担任学堂洋文正教习、会办、总办。严复在北洋水师学堂期间,主张“本诸格致”、“有用为宗”的教育理念,培养了以黎元洪、张伯苓、伍光建、蒋拯、谢宝璋为代表的大批人才。 Yan Fu (1854 ~ 1921), Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China’s famous modern enlightenment thinkers, educators, translators. In 1880, Yan Fu was rebuilt by Li Hongzhang Tianjin, involved in the establishment of the Northern Navy School, has served as a school foreign language teaching, will do, the total office. Yan Fu insisted on the educational philosophy of “making all his own style” and “useful as his character” during the course of the Northern Naval Academy. He trained a large number of talents represented by Li Yuanhong, Zhang Boling, Wu Guangjian, Jiang Zheng and Xie Baozhang.