雷海宗先生(1902—1962)是我国著名历史学家,早年留学美国芝加哥大学,获哲学博士学位,回国后先后在中央大学、武汉大学、清华大学、西南联大、南开大学任教。先生一生从事教学,桃李满天下。他学贯古今中外,在中国史、外国史,尤其世界古代史研究方面成就卓著,写有许多重要著述。关于雷海宗先生在高等学校从事教学和学术活动方面的业绩,学人多有论述,已辑入中华书局2005年出版的《雷海宗先生百年诞辰纪念文集》中,下面就我知晓的一些有关情况,加以补记,进一步展现大师的风采。据1995年清华大学出版社出版的《清华 Mr. Lei Haizong (1902-1962), a famous historian in China, studied in the University of Chicago early in the year and received his PhD degree. After returning to China, he successively taught at Central University, Wuhan University, Tsinghua University, Southwest Associated University and Nankai University. Mr. engaged in teaching throughout his life, peaches and plums all over the world. He has learned ancient and modern at home and abroad, made outstanding achievements in the history of China, foreign history, especially in ancient world history, wrote many important writings. On Mr. Lei Haizong engaged in teaching and academic activities in higher education performance, many scholars have discussed, has been placed in Zhonghua Book Company published in 2005, “Mr. Li Hai Zong Centenary Centenary of the Commemorative Collected Works,” I know on the following The situation, to be supplemented, to further demonstrate the master’s style. According to Tsinghua University Press published in 1995, "Tsinghua University