Abstract: Li Da, as a president of Wuhan University with a fame of being longest in the office, highest prestige and broadest influence, had cultivated a great number of excellent persons and made great contribution to developing socialist higher education by his belief of adhering to the law of managing the university, and whole-heartedly managing education for the Party and the people. Li Da, as an outstanding Marxist theorist, had paid special attention to the research and propaganda of Marxist theory for his whole life and made contribution to spreading, application and development of Marxism in many aspects in China. Li Da was full of strong emotion of devoting himself to the truth and people’s benefits. He dared to adhere to the truth, defending truth, and being selfishless and fearless until the end of his life.

Key words: Li Da, Marxism, higher education, Wuhan University