Charlie Soong

Charlie Soong
宋嘉澍
Charlie Soong at Vanderbilt University
Born
Han Jiaozhun

(1861-10-17)17 October 1861
Died3 May 1918(1918-05-03) (aged 56)
Shanghai, China
Other names
  • Soong Chia-shu
  • Soong Yao-ju
Alma materVanderbilt University
Duke University
Known forProminent player in the Xinhai Revolution and patriarch of the Soong family
SpouseNyi Kwei-twang (Ni Kwei-tseng)
Children
Soong Chia-shu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Jiāshù
Wade–GilesSung Chia-shu
Southern Min
Hainanese RomanizationThang Yawjee
Soong Yao-ju
Chinese耀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Yàorú
Wade–GilesSung Yao-ju
Han Chiao-chun
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán Jiàozhǔn
Wade–GilesHan Chiao-chun

Charles Jones Soong (Chinese: 宋嘉澍; pinyin: Sòng Jiāshù; Wade–Giles: Sung Chia-shu; October 17, 1861 – May 3, 1918), also known by his courtesy name Soong Yao-ju (Chinese: 宋耀如; pinyin: Sòng Yàorú; Wade–Giles: Sung Yao-ju), was a Chinese businessman who first achieved prominence as a publisher in Shanghai. His children became some of the most prominent politicians of Kuomintang China.