Weng Wenhao

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Weng Wenhao (Simplified Chinese:翁文灏; Traditional Chinese:翁文灝; pinyin:Wēng Wénhào )(1889~27th Jan. 1971) was a Chinese geologist and educationalist. As the founder of Chinese geology and the father of modern China's oil industry, he was also a famous politician. He served as the President of the Executive Yuan of Nationalist Government of Nanjing from May to Nov. 1948.

He was born in Yinxian, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province and died in Beijing. He was also a professor of geology in both Beijing University and Tsinghua University. During the period of Central (Provisional) Military Government of the Republic of China, he served in the central government as the Minister of Mine Industry and the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. Then He served as the President of the Executive Yuan of Nationalist Government of Nanjing from May to Nov. 1948. After Chinese Civil War, he remained in Chinese Mainland and served in People's Political Consultative Conference

He obtained his doctor degree on geology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven/louvain in 1912.

He had two sons, the elder one was a famous petroleum engineer who was killed in Cultural Revolution, the younger one was a pilot who was killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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