Kung Te-cheng

Kong Te-cheng
Ceremonial Official to Confucius
Kong Te-cheng, in 1951
President of the Examination Yuan
Term17 August 1984 – 24 April 1993
PredecessorLiu Chi-hung
SuccessorChiu Chuang-huan
Duke Yansheng
Tenure6 June 1920 – 7 July 1935
PredecessorKong Lingyi
SuccessorHimself
as Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Sacrificial Official to Confucius
Tenure8 July 1935 – 28 October 2008
PredecessorHimself
as Duke Yansheng
SuccessorKung Tsui-chang
Born(1920-02-23)23 February 1920
Kong Family Mansion, Qufu, Shandong, Republic of China
Died28 October 2008(2008-10-28) (aged 88)
Xindian, Taipei County, Republic of China
Spouse
Sun Qi-fang
(m. 1936)
IssueLucy Wei-O Kong
Kong Wei-yi
Kong Weilai
Kong Weining
Names
Kong Decheng 孔德成
FatherKong Lingyi, Duke Yansheng
MotherWang 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]

  1. ^ "entry in Taiwan News Who's Who, retrieved 16 April 2009". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2009.