Bin Bucheng

Bin Bucheng
宾步程
Bin Bucheng
President of Hunan University
In office
1913–1923
Preceded by Liu Zongxiang
Succeeded by Fu Dingyi
Personal details
Born Bin Xiaocong
(1880-01-12)January 12, 1880
Dong'an County, Hunan, Qing Empire
Died December 27, 1943(1943-12-27) (aged 63)
Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Tongmenghui
Alma mater Technical University of Berlin
Occupation Politician, educator

Bin Bucheng (simplified Chinese: 宾步程; traditional Chinese: 賓步程; pinyin: Bīn Bùchéng; 12 January 1880- 27 December 1943) was a Chinese politician and educator.[1] He became the President of Hunan University in 1913, and served until 1923.

Names

His style name was Min'gai (敏陔), and his art name was Yilu (艺庐).[1]

Biography

Bin was born Bin Xiaocong (Chinese: 宾孝聪) in Dong'an County, Hunan, on January 12, 1880, during the Qing Empire.[1] He attended Lianghu Academy (Chinese: 两湖书院) and Jiangbin School (Chinese: 将弁学堂).[1] In 1910, the Qing government sent he to Germany to study at Technical University of Berlin, majoring in mechanical engineering.[1][2] He joined the Tongmenghui when he was in Berlin.[1]

He returned to China in 1908, he worked as an engineer at Guangdong-Hubei Railway Bureau, and later became the factory director of Jinling Arsenal. In 1913, he was appointed as President of Hunan University, and held that office until 1923.[1] Hunan University's motto, "Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers" (Chinese: 实事求是), was founded by Bin Bucheng.[3][4]

He founded Pili Pao (Chinese: 《霹雳报》) in 1932. In January 1938, he served as president of Guomin Daily (Chinese: 《国民日报》).[1]

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the Hunan government and the director of Hunan Refugee Relief Agency.[1]

He founded Seventh Hunan Provincial High School and Mingxian Girls' School in 1942.[1]

On December 27, 1943, he died of illness in Changsha, Hunan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Bin Bucheng". Dong'an government (in Chinese). 2007-04-11.
  2. ↑ 实事求是 兴学经世——阮元倡导实学对清代科技文化教育的影响. Yangzhou News (in Chinese). 2015-01-22.
  3. ↑ Yang Shengyun (2015-03-19). 那朴实无华的四个字. Huaxia.com (in Chinese).
  4. ↑ “实事求是敢为人先”——湖南大学的校训故事. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2014-07-14.
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