Ge, male, originally from Fujian, was born in Shanghai. 1950. Peking University/Kloc-0 graduated from in/984, 10- 1992 was an associate professor in the Department of History of Yangzhou Normal University, and/Kloc-0 was a professor in Tsinghua University College of Humanities from/992 to 2006. 1968 went to the countryside,19710 workers from brick and tile factories, pesticide plant and supply and marketing cooperatives in Kaili county, Guizhou province, 1978, admitted to the local Chinese Department of Peking University, and 1984 graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University. He used to be an associate professor in the history department of Yangzhou Normal University (now Yangzhou University). He is also a member of the National Leading Group for Ancient Books Arrangement, a member of the Research Committee for Ancient Books Arrangement in Colleges and Universities, a member of the Steering Committee for History Teaching of the Ministry of Education, an adjunct professor at Peking University Ancient Literature Research Center, Peking University Oriental Culture Research Institute, Fudan University Ancient Literature Research Center, China Renmin University Buddhist and Religious Studies Center, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a visiting professor at Kyoto University, Leuven University, Hong Kong Baptist University and Taiwan Province Provincial University. He used to be the dean of the Institute of Literature and History of Fudan University.
His main works are Zen and China Culture (1986), Taoism and China Culture (1987), History of China Thought (two volumes,1998,2000), and Renewal of the History of Zen Thought in China from the 6th Century to/kloc-.