▁the ▁Academia ▁Sin ica . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 5 - 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁Mix te ▁des ▁O e uv res ▁Franco - Ch ino ises . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁for ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Edu c ational , ▁Scient ific , ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Organ ization ▁( UN ES CO ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁general ▁con ferences ▁of ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁as ▁a ▁Chinese ▁delegate ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁General ▁Conference ▁of ▁UN ES CO . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁research ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Univers ite ▁de ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁taught ▁Chinese ▁language ▁and ▁culture ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁Germany . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁re located ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁and ▁Education ▁Li ▁Sh u - h ua ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Q in