Hu Houxuan (, 1911âÂÂ1995) was a Chinese historian, chief editor and a contributor of the Jiaguwen Heji Shiwen (ç²骨æÂÂÃ¥ÂÂéÂÂéÂÂæÂÂ), the modern Chinese transcriptions of the most comprehensive collection of the oracle bone inscriptions. For 26 years, since 1956, he led the editorial team of the Jiaguwen Heji, a monumental collection of over 40,000 pieces of inscribed oracle bones and a milestone in the history of the oracle bone studies. Hu Houxuan was the mentor of Professor Qiu Xigui of Fudan University in China and a leading historian of the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.