Bin Bucheng

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.

Bin Bucheng
宾步程
Bin Bucheng
President of Hunan University
In office
1913–1923
Preceded byLiu Zongxiang
Succeeded byFu Dingyi
Personal details
Born
Bin Xiaocong

(1880-01-12)January 12, 1880
Dong'an County, Hunan, Qing Empire
DiedDecember 27, 1943(1943-12-27) (aged 63)
Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China
NationalityChinese
Political partyTongmenghui
Alma materTechnical University of Berlin
OccupationPolitician, educator
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Bin.

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]

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References
  1. "Bin Bucheng". Dong'an government (in Chinese). 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. "Archived copy" 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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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