Chang Ch'i-yun

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Chang Ch'i-yun
張其昀
Mei Yi-chi
Personal details
Born29 September 1901
Republic of China
Political partyKuomintang
ChildrenChang Jen-hu
Alma materNational Nanjing Higher Normal School
Chang Ch'i-yun
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhāng Qíyún
Wade–GilesChang Ch'i-yün
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Ch'i-yun (29 September 1901 – 26 August 1985) was a

Republic of China from 1954 to 1958.[1] He was a lead editor on the Zhongwen Da Cidian
.

Biography

Chang Ch'i-yun graduated from the Division of History and Geography of

Zhu Kezhen and Liu Boming
.

After graduating, Chang worked for

The Commercial Press as an editor, and later taught at his alma mater, the National Central University. In 1936, he was transferred to Zhejiang University and taught history and geography, later becoming the university's dean of the Faculty of Arts. In 1943, Chang was invited to give lectures at Harvard University in the U.S.[2][3]

In 1949, Chang escaped to Taiwan, where he became the

Atomic Energy Council, a position he held until 1958.[4]

In 1962, Chang founded the Far East University, later renamed the Chinese Culture University.[1]

Chang died in Taipei in 1985.

His son is

Chang Jen-Hu, an educator in Taiwan
.

Works

  • 《清史》 "Qing Shi" History of Qing, 1961.

References

  1. ^ a b c "CCU english". www.pccu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  2. ^ "創辦人專區". cuca.pccu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. ^ "蔣介石思考轉進 地理學家進策：台灣". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. doi:10.5353/th_b3123175 (inactive 2024-04-12).{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link
    )


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