Mei Yi-chi | |||||||||
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梅貽琦 | |||||||||
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| Minister of Education of the Republic of China | |||||||||
| In office 19 July 1958 – 1 March 1961 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Qiyun | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Huang Jilu | ||||||||
| In office 22 December 1948 – 21 March 1949 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhu Jiahua | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Xueping (acting) | ||||||||
| Chairman of Atomic Energy Council | |||||||||
| In office 19 July 1958 – 1 March 1961 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Qiyun | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Ximou (acting) | ||||||||
| President of National Tsing Hua University | |||||||||
| In office September 1956 – 19 May 1962 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | New position | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Ke-chung (acting) | ||||||||
| In office 14 October 1931 – 15 December 1948 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Qisun | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Feng Youlan | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | December 29, 1889 Tianjin, Qing China | ||||||||
| Died | May 19, 1962 (aged 72) Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Political party | Kuomintang | ||||||||
| Spouse | Han Yonghua | ||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||
| Parent | Mei Bochen | ||||||||
| Education | Nankai School Worcester Polytechnic Institute (BS) | ||||||||
| Occupation | Politician, physicist, educator | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 梅貽琦 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梅贻琦 | ||||||||
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| Yuehan | |||||||||
| Chinese | 月涵 | ||||||||
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Mei Yiqi or Mei Yi-chi (Chinese: 梅貽琦; 29 December 1889 – 19 May 1962), courtesy name Yuehan (Chinese: 月涵), was a Chinese politician, physicist and educator, who served two separate terms as Ministry of Education of the Republic of China, from 1948 to 1949 and from 1958 to 1961. He was additionally President of National Tsinghua University between 1931 and 1948, making him the university's longest serving president.[1]
- ^ Xu Baike (2004-06-23). 清华“永远的校长”梅贻琦：寡言 嗜酒 真君子. tsinghua.edu.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-13.