Zhang Jian (politician)

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Zhang Jian (politician).

Zhang Jian (Chinese: 张謇; 1853 - 1926), courtesy name Jizhi (季直), sobriquet Se'an (啬庵), was a Chinese entrepreneur, politician and educationist.

Biography

Zhang was born in Haimen County, Jiangsu Province in 1853. He took the Imperial Examinations of Qing Dynasty and attained Zhuangyuan, or exemplar of state in 1894, and subsequently served in Hanlin Academy.

In 1909, Zhang was elected the chairman of Jiangsu provincial parliament. In 1912, Zhang drafted the Abdication Edict for Puyi, the last emperor of China. He was appointed as the Minister of Enterprise of the temporary government of the Republic of China. In 1913, Zhang became the Minister of Industry and Commerce and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in Beiyang Government. In 1914, he served as the director of the State Administration of Water Resources.

Achievements

Zhang founded the first normal school in modern China, Nantong Normal College. He established the first private museum of China, Nantong museum.

The ideal he advocated, "Enterprise as Father, Education as Mother", has a profound impact on Chinese history. In his life, he founded over 20 companies, and over 370 schools, and made a significant contribution to the industrialization and education of modern China.

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Name	Zhang, Jian
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Short description	Chinese politician
Date of birth	1853
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Date of death	1926
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