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{{short description|Chinese scholar and politician}}
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| name = Wang Yun-Wu (王雲五)
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|name = Wang Yun-wu<br />王雲五
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| caption = Wang Yun-wu on the NT2$ Stamp of the [[Republic of China]] {{TWN}}
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| birth_date = 1888
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| birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[Qing Dynasty]]
|office1 = [[List of vice premiers of the Republic of China|Vice Premier]] of the [[Republic of China]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|4|5|1888|10|31}}
|premier1 = [[Chang Ch'un]]
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| death_place = [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]])
|term_start1 = 18 April 1947
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|term_end1 = 24 May 1948
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|predecessor1 = [[Huang Shao-ku]]
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| occupation = Scholar, Editor, Politician
|successor1 = [[Ku Meng-yu]]
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|office2 = Minister of [[Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)|Finance]] of the [[Republic of China]]
|term_start2 = 1 June 1948
|term_end2 = 15 November 1948
|predecessor2 = [[Yu Hung-chun]]
|successor2 = [[Hsu Kan]]
|office3 = [[List of vice premiers of the Republic of China|Vice Premier]] of the [[Republic of China]]
|premier3 = [[Chen Cheng]]
|term_start3 = 15 July 1958
|term_end3 = 16 December 1963
|predecessor3 = [[Huang Shao-ku]]
|successor3 = [[Yu Ching-tang]]
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'''Wang Yun Wu''' (王雲五) was born 1888 in Shanghai and was a famous chinese scholar of history and political science, he was also a politician and invented Shih Chiao Hao Ma, a method of chinese lexicography also sometimes referred to as the [[Four Corner Method]].


[[File:Wang Yun-wu Memorial Hall 20131130.jpg|thumb|[[Wang Yun-wu Memorial Hall]] in [[Taipei]].]]
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== Career ==


'''Wang Yun-wu''' ({{IPAc-cmn|wang|2|-|yun|2|-|wu|3}}; {{zh|t=王雲五|p=Wáng Yúnwǔ}}; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://m.blog.sina.com.tw/87951/article.php?pbgid=87951&entryid=644078 | title=王雲五版稅收據 | language=zh| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230750/http://m.blog.sina.com.tw/87951/article.php?pbgid=87951&entryid=644078 | archive-date=2017-09-25 | access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref> was an influential Chinese publisher, politician scholar of history and political science; He also invented the ''Shih Chiao Hao Ma'', a method of Chinese lexicography also sometimes referred to as the [[Four Corner Method]].
In the 1920's when Wang Yun-wu was the editor in chief at the Commercial Press Ltd., China, one of the oldest book enterprises in China he invented the [[Four Corner Method]].


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== Career ==
In May 31, 1948 during the Chinese Civil War he was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as [[Ministry of Finance (Republic of China)]]. After the Chinese Civil War he moved to Taipei with his family.
In the 1920s when Wang Yun-wu was the editor in chief at [[The Commercial Press]], one of the oldest book enterprises in China, he invented the [[Four Corner Method]]. During his tenure, he edited the 4,000-volume collectanea [[Wanyou Wenku]] (萬有文庫), the Oriental Magazine (東方雜誌社), and co-curated the Oriental Library (東方圖書館), one of the largest private libraries in the country prior to its destruction by Japanese bombing in 1932.


In 1972 Wang Yun-wu presided over the Memorial Hall's opening on behalf of the government.
On May 31, 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, he was appointed by [[Chiang Kai-shek]] to lead the [[Ministry of Finance (Republic of China)|Ministry of Finance]]. After the Chinese Civil War he moved to [[Taipei]] with his family. In 1972 Wang Yun-wu presided over the opening of the [[Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei)|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall]] in Taipei on behalf of the government.


In August 14, 1987 to commemorate his historical achievement his picture (as above) was placed on the NT$ 2 Stamp of which 4 million units were printed in the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan).
On August 14, 1987, to commemorate his historical achievement his picture (as above) was placed on the NT$2 Stamp of which 4 million units were printed in Taiwan.

== Bibliography ==


== References ==
== References ==
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==See also==
*[[Four Corner Method]]
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*[[Ministry of Finance (Republic of China)]]
*[[Commercial Press]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://blog.sanriotown.com/wangyunwu:kuririnmail.com/2007/04/08/wang-yun-wu-commemorative-stamp-issue/] The Wang Yun-wu commemorative stamp
* [http://blog.sanriotown.com/wangyunwu:kuririnmail.com/2007/04/08/wang-yun-wu-commemorative-stamp-issue/ The Wang Yun-wu commemorative stamp]
*[http://www.yatsen.gov.tw/en/content.php?id=49&PHPSESSID=9aa767ec0c9eeb97e34d4cf7d7fa05f] Wang Yun-wu presiding over the Memorial Hall's inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony
* [http://www.yatsen.gov.tw/en/content.php?id=49&PHPSESSID=9aa767ec0c9eeb97e34d4cf7d7fa05f Wang Yun-wu presiding over the Memorial Hall's inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony]
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll10/id/161950 Straddling East and West: Lin Yutang, a modern literatus: the Lin Yutang family collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Wang Yun-wu (see table of contents)


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Revision as of 20:44, 5 April 2024

Wang Yun-wu
王雲五
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
18 April 1947 – 24 May 1948
PremierChang Ch'un
Preceded byHuang Shao-ku
Succeeded byKu Meng-yu
Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office
1 June 1948 – 15 November 1948
Preceded byYu Hung-chun
Succeeded byHsu Kan
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
15 July 1958 – 16 December 1963
PremierChen Cheng
Preceded byHuang Shao-ku
Succeeded byYu Ching-tang
Personal details
Born(1888-07-09)9 July 1888
Shanghai, Qing Dynasty
Died14 August 1979(1979-08-14) (aged 91)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
OccupationScholar, Editor, Politician
Wang Yun-wu Memorial Hall in Taipei.

Wang Yun-wu ([wǎŋ y̌n ù]; Chinese: 王雲五; pinyin: Wáng Yúnwǔ; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979)[1] was an influential Chinese publisher, politician scholar of history and political science; He also invented the Shih Chiao Hao Ma, a method of Chinese lexicography also sometimes referred to as the Four Corner Method.

Career

In the 1920s when Wang Yun-wu was the editor in chief at The Commercial Press, one of the oldest book enterprises in China, he invented the Four Corner Method. During his tenure, he edited the 4,000-volume collectanea Wanyou Wenku (萬有文庫), the Oriental Magazine (東方雜誌社), and co-curated the Oriental Library (東方圖書館), one of the largest private libraries in the country prior to its destruction by Japanese bombing in 1932.

On May 31, 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, he was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek to lead the Ministry of Finance. After the Chinese Civil War he moved to Taipei with his family. In 1972 Wang Yun-wu presided over the opening of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei on behalf of the government.

On August 14, 1987, to commemorate his historical achievement his picture (as above) was placed on the NT$2 Stamp of which 4 million units were printed in Taiwan.

References

  1. ^ "王雲五版稅收據" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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