Zhu Jiahua or Chu Chia-hua (Chinese: 朱家驊; pinyin: Zhū Jiāhuá; 30 May 1893 – 3 January 1963) was a Chinese scientist, geologist and Kuomintang politician in the Republic of China. In the early 1930s he served as Minister of Communications for the Nationalist Government in Nanjing.[1] He was the Vice Premier in 1949–1950.[2] Zhu became acting president of Academia Sinica upon the death of Cai Yuanpei in 1940, and was responsible for organizing the relocation of its institutes from China to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War and a period of low monetary funds. Zhu repurposed funds originally set aside for Chinese students to study abroad. Although the Kuomintang government agreed with Zhu's actions when he first proposed them, Chiang Kai-shek later withdrew his approval and Zhu resigned as president of the Academia Sinica in 1957.[3] Zhu was elected an academician of Academia Sinica in 1948.[4] Following his death, Academia Sinica began hosting a lecture series in Zhu's honor.[5][6]
Zhu Jiahua | |
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| 朱家驊 | |
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| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 12 June 1949 – 12 March 1950 | |
| Premier | Yan Xishan Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Chia Ching-teh |
| Succeeded by | Chang Li-sheng |
| President of the Academia Sinica | |
| In office 1940–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Cai Yuanpei |
| Succeeded by | Hu Shih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1893 Huzhou, Zhejiang, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 3 January 1963 (aged 69) Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
See also
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edit- ^ Reconstruction in China: A record of progress and achievement in facts and figures; Shanghai 1935 (China United Pr.)
- ^ "PolROC". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ Han Cheung (5 June 2022). "Taiwan in Time: Reviving Academia Sinica". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Chia-Hua Chu". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2007 'Lectures in Honor of Former President Chia-Hua Chu' and Photo-poster Exhibition". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Knowledge Feast-Popular Science Lecture in Honor of Former President Chia-Hua Chu: Flying Freely in Gusty Winds: The Secret of Storms". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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