Ku Meng-yu
Ku Meng-yu | |
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| 顧孟餘 | |
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| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 24 May 1948 – 22 June 1948 | |
| Premier | Weng Wenhao |
| Preceded by | Wang Yun-wu |
| Succeeded by | Chang Li-sheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1888 Zhili, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 25 June 1972 (aged 83–84) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
Ku Meng-yu (Chinese: 顧孟餘; pinyin: Gù Mèngyú) was a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Vice Premier in 1948. Ku was a key leader of the Reorganization Group alongside Chen Gongbo.[1]
Biography
[edit]Ku was born in Beijing in 1888 into a family of officials who had obtained their positions through the imperial examination system. In 1906, Ku received a government scholarship to study electrical engineering at the Leipzig University, but he soon transferred to the Humboldt University of Berlin to pursue studies in political economy due to a lack of interest in his original field.[2][3]
In 1910, Ku joined the Tongmenghui (Chinese United League). The following year, he briefly returned to China to participate in the Xinhai Revolution. In 1912, he married Wei Zengying (韋增瑛), a fellow overseas student in Germany who was known as a "modern woman" (時髦女性). The wedding ceremony was officiated by Cai Yuanpei.[4][5]
In 1913, during the Second Revolution against Yuan Shikai, Ku Meng-yu returned to China to join the anti-Yuan forces. Following the revolution's failure in September, he fled to Shanghai. In 1914, he was employed as an engineer by Siemens and relocated to Beijing.[6]
In 1916, at the invitation of Cai Yuanpei, Ku became a professor at Peking University, where he successively served as Head of the Department of German in the Faculty of Arts, Head of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Law, and Dean of Academic Affairs. As both the university’s academic dean and president of the Beijing Education Association, he actively participated in public gatherings.
In 1924, Ku joined the Kuomintang (KMT) through the introduction of Li Dazhao, Cai Yuanpei, and Li Shizeng. He was appointed Chief Organizer of the KMT Beijing Municipal Committee. In 1925, he became President of National Guangdong University (later Sun Yat-sen University).
References
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- ^ 黃, 克武. "顧孟餘與香港第三勢力的興衰（1949–1953）" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). 《二十一世紀》雙月刊. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "顧孟餘的政治生涯：從挺汪、擁蔣到支持第三勢力" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). 國史館. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ 黃, 克武. "顧孟餘與香港第三勢力的興衰（1949–1953）" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). 《二十一世紀》雙月刊. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "顧孟餘的政治生涯：從挺汪、擁蔣到支持第三勢力" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). 國史館. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ 陳, 正茂 (2011). 逝去的虹影：現代人物述評. 秀威資訊科技股份有限公司. p. 180. ISBN 9789862218556.
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