Zhou Fu

Zhou Fu (Chinese: 周馥; Wade–Giles: Chou Fu, also romanised as Chow Fuh; December 20, 1837 – September 21, 1921) was a Han Chinese official of the Qing dynasty. He was Viceroy of Liangjiang in 1904–1906 and Viceroy of Liangguang in 1906–1907.

Zhou Fu
周馥
Viceroy of Liangjiang
In office
1904–1906
MonarchGuangxu Emperor
Preceded byLi Xingrui
Succeeded byDuanfang
Viceroy of Liangguang[1]
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byCen Chunxuan
Succeeded byZhang Renjun
Governor of Shantung Province
In office
1902–1904
Personal details
BornDecember 16, 1837
Anhui
DiedSeptember 21, 1921(1921-09-21) (aged 83)
Tianjin
CitizenshipQing Empire
RelationsZhou Shutao (grandchildren)
ChildrenZhou Xuexi
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.

He began his career as an army secretary at Li Hongzhang's camp in Anqing, Anhui province during the Taiping Rebellion, who served Li the longest, from 1860 to Li's death in 1901.[2] In 1902 he became governor of Shantung Province. The New York Times described him as "able and progressive" and noted his "pro-foreign views".[3]

References
  1. Guangxi Chronicles (Chinese: 广西地方志) 第一篇 晚清广西省政府及农民政权/第一章 政府机构/第一节 省级机构: 两广总督署 [2015.09.05]
  2. Ed. John Fairbank, (1975) The I.G. in Peking. Cambridge MA/London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-44320-9
  3. "Governor of Shantung Province". The New York Times. June 1, 1902.
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