Chang Ch'i-yun

Minister of Atomic Energy Council of the Republic of ChinaIn office
2 June 1955 – July 1958Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byMei Yi-chiMinister of Education of the Republic of ChinaIn office
27 May 1954 – 14 July 1958Preceded byCheng Tien-fongSucceeded byMei Yi-chi Personal detailsBorn29 September 1901
Yinzhou, Ningbo, ZhejiangDied26 August 1985(1985-08-26) (aged 83)
Taipei, TaiwanNationalityRepublic of ChinaPolitical partyKuomintangChildrenChang Jen-huAlma materNational Nanjing Higher Normal School

Chang Ch'i-yun
Traditional Chinese	張其昀
Simplified Chinese	张其昀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Qíyún Wade–Giles Chang Ch'i-yün

Chang Ch'i-yun (29 September 1901 – 26 August 1985) was a Chinese historian, geographer, educator and politician. He was the founder of the Chinese Culture University and the Nanhai Academy, and served as Minister of Education of the 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 National Nanjing Higher Normal School (later renamed National Central University and Nanjing University), where he studied from scholars such as Liu Yizheng, 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 Secretary-General of the Kuomintang Central Committee, and in 1954, he became the Minister of Education.^[1] In 1955, Chang became the first Minister of 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