Chengting Thomas Wang | |
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王正廷 | |
Acting Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 11 December 1922 – 4 January 1923 | |
President | Li Yuanhong |
Preceded by | Wang Daxie (acting) |
Succeeded by | Zhang Shaozeng |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 September 1882 Fenghua, Zhejiang |
Died | May 21, 1961 British Hong Kong | (aged 78)
Nationality | Republic of China |
Alma mater | Peiyang University University of Michigan Yale University |
Chengting Thomas Wang or C. T. Wang (Chinese: 王正廷; pinyin: Wáng Zhèngtíng; Wade–Giles: Wang2 Cheng4-t'ing2, 7 September 1882 – 21 May 1961), also known under the Pinyin spelling Wang Zhengting, was Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice and acting Premier in governments of the Republic of China in the 1920s.
"Chengting T. Wang" was the preferred form of his name in English.[1]
Wang, Cheng-ting (prefers Chengting T. Wang) Retired government official, native of Chekiang, born in 1882; B.A., Yale, 1910;[...]