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著名教育家、紫砂收藏家李天雷先生簡介
李天雷先生祖籍江蘇，早年在西南聯大任教。1952年經香港
來美定居，先後在耶魯大學、哈佛大學任教，1968年退休，1974年病
逝於美國俄亥俄州。
李先生生前除教學外，業餘愛好以收藏紫砂為主。他的名言：
泥土生人味，巧工天收藏，至今在收藏界津津樂道，傳為佳話。
Brief Introduction of Famous Educator and Zisha Collector - Mr. Li Tianlei
Li Tianlei was born in Jiangsu. He was a teacher at United University of
the Southwest in his early years. In 1952, he immigrated to the US via Hongkong
and taught in Yale University and Harvard University. He retired in 1968 and passed
away in 1974 in Ohio of the U.S. During Li Tianlei’s lifetime, his hobby was mainly
collecting Zisha in addition to his teaching job. He has also researched and collected
Buddha figures, jade, paintings, and porcelain. Up to today, his famous saying “Clay
gives the flavor of people; heaven collects the best of workings”has been a much-told
tale among collectors.
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