| Kong Te-cheng | |||||
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| Ceremonial Official to Confucius | |||||
.png) Kong Te-cheng, in 1951 | |||||
| President of the Examination Yuan | |||||
| Term | 17 August 1984 – 24 April 1993 | ||||
| Predecessor | Liu Chi-hung | ||||
| Successor | Chiu Chuang-huan | ||||
| Duke Yansheng | |||||
| Tenure | 6 June 1920 – 7 July 1935 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kong Lingyi | ||||
| Successor | Himself as Sacrificial Official to Confucius | ||||
| Sacrificial Official to Confucius | |||||
| Tenure | 8 July 1935 – 28 October 2008 | ||||
| Predecessor | Himself as Duke Yansheng | ||||
| Successor | Kung Tsui-chang | ||||
| Born | 23 February 1920 Kong Family Mansion, Qufu, Shandong, Republic of China | ||||
| Died | 28 October 2008 (aged 88) Xindian, Taipei County, Republic of China | ||||
| Spouse |
Sun Qi-fang (m. 1936) | ||||
| Issue | Lucy Wei-O Kong Kong Wei-yi Kong Weilai Kong Weining | ||||
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| Father | Kong Lingyi, Duke Yansheng | ||||
| Mother | Wang Baocui, concubine | ||||
Kong Te-cheng (Chinese: 孔德成; pinyin: Kǒng Déchéng; Wade–Giles: K'ung Te-ch'eng) (23 February 1920 – 28 October 2008) was a 77th generation descendant of Confucius in the main line of descent. He was the final person to be appointed Duke Yansheng and the first Sacrificial Official to Confucius. He helped formulate and was in charge of officiating the modern Confucius ceremony held annually in the Republic of China (Taiwan). In addition to Ceremonial Official, he held numerous posts in the Republic of China government, including member of the National Assembly from 1946 to 1991, President of the Examination Yuan from 1984 to 1993, and senior advisor to the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 2000. He held professorships at National Taiwan University, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Soochow University.[1]
- ^ "entry in Taiwan News Who's Who, retrieved 16 April 2009". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2009.