Fu Dingyi (Chinese: 符定一; pinyin: Fú Dìngyī; 12 December 1877 – 3 May 1958) was a Chinese educator and scholar.
Fu Dingyi | |
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符定一 | |
![]() Fu Dingyi in 1949 | |
President of Central Research Institute of Culture and History | |
In office 1951–1958 | |
Preceded by | New title |
Succeeded by | Zhang Shizhao |
Vice-Minister of Finance of Beiyang Government | |
In office June 1926 – March 1927 | |
President of Hunan University | |
In office 1914–1915 | |
Preceded by | Bin Bucheng |
Succeeded by | Li Daishen |
President of First High School of Changsha | |
In office March 1912 – December 1912 | |
Preceded by | New title |
Succeeded by | Yin Jiqin |
Personal details | |
Born | Hengshan County, Hunan, Qing Empire | December 12, 1877
Died | May 3, 1958 Beijing, People's Republic of China | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Peking University |
He was a member of the 1st and 2nd National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the 1st National People's Congress.
Names
editHis courtesy name was Yucheng (宇澄) and his art name was Hui'an (悔庵).
Biography
editFu was born in Baiguo Town of Hengshan County, Hunan, on December 12, 1877, during the Qing Empire. He attended Hengyang Normal School. He was accepted to Imperial University of Peking (now Peking University) in 1903 and graduated in 1908, where he majored in English.[1] After the Xinhai Revolution, he returned to Hunan, and served as President of Yuelu Academy and President of Hunan Provincial Education Association. He founded First High School of Changsha in Changsha in 1912, where Mao Zedong was educated.[2][3] Fu was President of Hunan University from 1914 to 1915. In June 1926, he was appointed Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Finance of Beiyang Government, he resigned in March 1927. Fu went to Yan'an in June 1946 and joined the Communist Party Government. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), he became the President of Central Research Institute of Culture and History. Fu died of pneumonia on May 3, 1958, in Beijing.
References
edit- ^ Fu Lida and Zhou Miande (1994-05-08). "Something about Mao Zedong and Fu Dingyi" (in Chinese).
- ^ 符定一慧眼识才:毛泽东必成大器. Shaoshan (in Chinese). 2015-01-20.
- ^ 毛泽东慷慨捐助的尊师情. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2015-01-26.