Cheng Tien-fong

Cheng Tien-fong

Cheng Tien-fong (aka Cheng Tianfang; Chinese: 程天放; 1899–1967), was a Chinese educator, politician and diplomat. Cheng was a former President of Zhejiang University, and former Minister of Education of ROC.

Biography

Cheng's ancestral hometown was Xinjian County, Jiangxi Province. Cheng was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 1899 in late Qing Dynasty. Cheng's birth name was Xueyu (学愉).

Cheng entered Hongdo Middle School (洪都 中学 Hóng-dōu zhōng-xué) in 1912, but soon was transferred into Xinyuan Middle School (心远中学 Xīn-yuǎn zhōng-xué). In 1917, Cheng entered Fudan Public School (复旦 公学 Fù-dàn gōng-xué; later and current Fudan University) in Shanghai. In 1919, Cheng graduated from Fudan University. Cheng was a famous student leader of May Fourth Movement, and was elected the president of Shanghai Students' Union.

In 1920, Cheng went to study in USA. In 1922, Cheng graduated MA in politics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In 1926, Cheng obtained PhD in politics from the University of Toronto. Cheng was the editor-in-chief of a Canadian Chinese newspaper.

Cheng went back to China and was a lecturer at Fudan University. In 1930, Cheng was the acting Chairman (=current Governor) of Anhui Province. In 1932, Cheng was the President of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. From 1935 to 1938, Cheng was the ambassador of China to Germany (as the first ROC ambassador to Germany in history). From 1939 to 1943, Cheng was the President of National Sichuan University (current Sichuan University) in Chengdu. Cheng was a representative of China to UNESCO.

In 1950, Cheng went to Taiwan. From 1950 to 1954, Cheng was the Minister of Education of Taiwan. From 1958 to 1967, Cheng was the Vice-president of Examination Yuan. On 29 November 1967, Cheng died in New York City, USA.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Tien-Fong Cheng's biography from Baidu.com

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